By Noam Vogt-Vincent, Postdoctoral Fellow in Marine Biology, University of Hawaii
As baby corals float in the currents, they can expand their species’ range. But can they get to climate refuges fast enough to survive? A new study has good news and bad.
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By Michael A. Allen, Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
A political scientist – with a penchant for gaming – explains how Minecraft, League of Legends and Civilization VII can help teach key international relations concepts.
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By Pamela Paxton, Professor of Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin
The independent federal agency had been facilitating the work of approximately 200,000 volunteers a year, deploying them across the country through partnerships with thousands of nonprofits.
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By Amber M. Simpson, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education, Binghamton University, State University of New York
The Trump administration is reshaping the pursuit of science through federal cuts to research grants and the Department of Education. This will have real consequences for students interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM learning.
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By Matthew Shindell, Curator, Planetary Science and Exploration, Smithsonian Institution
In the 19th century, astronomers could see Mars through telescopes, but not clearly. Some used their imaginations to fill in what the blurry images couldn’t convey.
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By Matthew Bunn, Professor of the Practice of Energy, National Security, and Foreign Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Missile defense systems are nothing new. History shows that even if they work as advertised – a big if – they’re a bad idea if your aim is to make your country safer from nuclear attack.
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By Alex Erwin, Assistant Professor of Law, Florida International University
A legal scholar with a Ph.D. in wildlife genetics explains the promise biotechnology techniques hold for some animals that are currently endangered.
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By Xianda Huang, PhD student in Asian Languages and Cultures, University of California, Los Angeles
Discovered in a Tokyo warehouse, a long-lost ballad by Taiwanese pop star Teresa Teng rekindles memories of an icon whose voice transcended Asia’s political fault lines.
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By Zachary W. Schulz, Senior Lecturer of History, Auburn University
Research shows that decades of policy choices shaped today’s fragmented health care system – which is precisely why reform is so difficult.
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By Brooks D. Simpson, Foundation Professor of History, Arizona State University
Does Donald Trump have the power to suspend a foundational legal right to challenge a person’s arrest and detention? Americans have long debated whether the president or Congress can do this.
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