By Andreas Krieg, Associate Professor, Defence Studies Department, King's College London
The US and Iran stepped back from the brink of returning to all-out war on June 11. Hours after saying the US military would carry out strikes against Iran for a third consecutive night, Donald Trump postponed the attack. The Iranian military had said the US would “receive a more severe response than before” if it followed through on its threats.
Trump claimed to have cancelled the strikes because of progress in negotiations between the two countries. In a statement posted on social media,…
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By Charles J. Dimitroff, Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Florida International University
Lee Seng Lau, Postdoctoral Associate in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Florida International University
CAR-T therapy engineers a patient’s own immune cells to fight cancer. Making these cels more resilient can make treatments more effective.
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By Anjana Susarla, Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
Some technology and policy watchers were surprised when President Donald Trump signed an executive order on June 2, 2026, establishing a framework for AI security. It seemed to move in a different direction from a December…
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By Christopher Briem, Regional Economist, University Center for Social and Urban Research, University of Pittsburgh
Few city planning concepts are as sacrosanct as the idea that growth is good and decline is bad.
For cities and counties, population growth is universally seen as a metric that defines success. Even stable population trends can be cast as stagnation to be avoided at all costs.
The Pittsburgh region illustrates the problem with that thinking. Between 2020 and 2025 the city of Pittsburgh added…
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By Buket Altınçelep, Ph.D. Candidate in Global Governance and Human Security, UMass Boston
Efforts to protect land and environmental resources, including fighting climate change, often end up displacing people who have lived in those places for generations.
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By Dillon Amaya, Climate Research Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
El Niño can trigger intense periods of extreme ocean warming known as marine heat waves that can devastate marine life.
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By Carol Rose Little, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, University of Oklahoma
Federal protections promise a fair trial in a language you understand, but for millions who speak lesser-known languages, courts can’t keep that promise.
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By Rahul Sidhu, PhD Candidate, Neuroscience, University of Sheffield
A woman with advanced dementia appeared to regain speech and independence after psilocybin. The findings are intriguing, but far from proof.
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By Human Rights Watch
Ukraine and European Union member states are expected to launch negotiations in mid-June on the reforms Kyiv should implement to comply with EU rule of law and fundamental rights standards. Progress on these issues will not only determine the pace of Ukraine’s EU accession but is essential to ensure wartime is not a time of backsliding on rights protections. The talks concern the “fundamentals” cluster of EU laws and norms, including judicial independence, anti-corruption measures, democratic governance, civil society space, media freedom, non-discrimination and equality, and protection…
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By Gabriela Mesones Rojo
Across Latin America, initiatives like Eloísa Cartonera, Amazoniko, migrant recycling programs, and women-led cooperatives show how recycling can create jobs, dignity, and circular economy innovation.
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