By Jason M. Blazakis, Professor of Practice and Director of Center on Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism, Middlebury College
Antifa is a scattered movement of local collectives that opposes fascism. It has no leader, command hierarchy, funding structure or record of deadly attacks.
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By Steve Strauss, University Distinguished Professor of Forest Biotechnology, Oregon State University
By identifying the genes and molecules crucial to resistance in American chestnuts and other species, researchers hope to use genomic techniques to breed trees that can flourish in the face of blight.
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By Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, Ph.D. Candidate in Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
A new mission to save NASA’s Swift observatory shows why catching a satellite that was never designed for rescue is one of the hardest jobs in spaceflight.
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By Elan Abrell, Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Wesleyan University
After wild turkeys attacked an 83-year-old woman in May 2026, sending her to the emergency room for stitches, police warned residents of Alameda, California, to avoid interacting with the animals. Wild turkeys can be particularly…
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By Kelli Frias, Provost Associate Professor of Marketing, American University
Deidre Popovich, Associate Professor of Marketing, Texas Tech University
Traveling to Mexico for routine healthcare can be convenient and affordable – but the cues patients rely on to judge quality of care may differ in important ways.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Anthony Albanese will announce on Thursday the extension of the Prac Payment system in a speech given to Labor’s national conference
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By Emilia Vann Yaroson, Assistant Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management, University of Sheffield
Liz Breen, Professor of Health Service Operations, School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences, University of Bradford
The latest report published as part of the COVID-19 inquiry has found the UK was not adequately prepared for a pandemic.
The report, which looked at the procurement and distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE), found the condition of the UK’s…
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By Destenie Nock, Associate Professor of Engineering and Public Policy, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
There is no single thermostat setting that is right for every person or every home. And there are other easy, low-cost steps that can help keep everyone comfortable when hot weather sets in.
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By Felipe Carvalho Novaes, Professor, PUC-Rio
The promise of dating apps like Tinder was to make it easier to meet people, but the results have included more casual sexual encounters, greater difficulty finding stable relationships and an even more competitive dating scene.
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By Randa Lindsey Kachef, Lecturer in Environmental Geography, Birkbeck, University of London; King's College London
Our whole system is built to reward recyclability. But what actually matters is how much we’re manufacturing in the first place.
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