By Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, NCAR; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Understanding what is happening deep beneath the ocean surface is key to understanding the weather patterns we are experiencing on land.
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By Amnesty International
Following repeated rounds of fighting between the Syrian authorities and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the military wing of the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), in north-east Syria, and responding to the transfer of control to the Syrian authorities over some detention facilities and camps holding people suspected of affiliation to […] The post Syria: Human rights and international law must guide next steps in north-east Syria appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Josep Bonsoms, Postdoctoral researcher and professor, Universitat de Barcelona
Snow is a defining feature of mountain ranges, and of winter itself for much of the world. But beyond its scenic value, snow plays a vital role in mountain ecosystems, as well as a range of human socioeconomic activity, and it is one of the climatic elements most sensitive to global warming. In recent decades, its quantity, duration and behaviour have all changed significantly.
Snow varies a lot, both in terms of where and when it appears. In the mountains of the Iberia peninsula, winters can be abundantly…
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By Laurel Elder, Professor of Political Science, Hartwick College
Jeff Gulati, Professor of Sociology, Bentley University
Mary-Kate Lizotte, Professor of Political Science, Augusta University
Steven Greene, Professor of Political Science, North Carolina State University
Taylor Swift’s latest album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” generated a cultural whirlwind: chart-topping success, social media saturation and frenzied debate over her artistic evolution.
Nonetheless, despite this warm reception, opinions on Swift are deeply polarized by party. Democrats are far more likely to view her positively; Republicans are more…
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By Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj, Associate Professor of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara
While federal immigrant agents need to produce a judicial warrant to enter a classroom, they can freely operate in public spaces at and around schools.
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By Hélène Nguemgaing, Assistant Clinical Professor of Critical Resources & Sustainability Analytics, University of Maryland
Alan Collins, Professor of Natural Resource Economics, West Virginia University
Coal mines are notorious sources of acid mine drainage, but the orange sludge that threatens water supplies and wildlife also contains valuable rare earth elements.
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By Nir Kshetri, Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
Artificial intelligence systems have big environmental costs but are also finding ways to save energy and water, cut emissions and make businesses more efficient.
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By Robin Pickering, Professor and Chair of Public Health, Gonzaga University
Many people may call it self-care to crash on the couch with your smartphone, but screen-based activities increase the load on your brain instead of resting it.
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By André O. Hudson, Dean of the College of Science, Professor of Biochemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology
Antibiotics transformed health care for the better, but their diminishing effectiveness may soon be its undoing. Researchers are studying ways to fight back against resistance.
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By Nicole M. Bennett, Ph.D. Candidate in Geography and Assistant Director at the Center for Refugee Studies, Indiana University
Federal agents have pepper-sprayed, tackled and detained people recording their actions. If you post your recordings of agents, you also risk the feds tracking you and those around you.
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