By Javier Bordón, PhD Researcher in International Relations, Lancaster University
The way wealthy migrants and influencers reacted to Iranian attacks can tell us a lot about the image that places like Dubai have carefully cultivated.
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By Jan Vollert, Lecturer, Bioinformatics, University of Exeter
We have always doubted patients who say they are in pain. Now we have a machine to do it for us.
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By Helena Wright, Executive Director, Climate Policy Monitor, University of Oxford
The Climate Policy Monitor report found a trend of backsliding by one country in particular, but there are signs of hope at the global level.
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By Cressida Bowyer, Associate Professor in Arts and Sustainability, University of Portsmouth
Kate Whitman, Research Fellow, Ethical Consumption, Revolution Plastics Institute, University of Portsmouth
As part of a more effective network of reuse infrastructure, this new symbol could be a catalyst for more effective waste reduction.
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By William McCorkle, Associate Professor of Social Studies Education, College of Charleston
E. Kyle Romero, Assistant Professor of History, University of North Florida
Lina-Maria Murillo, Associate Professor of History, The University of Texas at Austin
Some states are trying to challenge a long-held precedent that undocumented children are allowed to attend public school free of charge.
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By Erin Gaede, Doctoral Candidate in Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
It is far easier and cheaper to keep someone housed in a mobile home park than to build a new subsidized unit for them.
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By Hunter Kim, Professor and Director, Bennett School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, College of Charleston
John Nauright, Professor of Kinesiology, Louisiana State University
When the U.S. last hosted the World Cup in 1994, the event drew unexpectedly large crowds. At that time, soccer wasn’t as popular among Americans as it is now, so expectations for attendance had been fairly low.
So as the U.S. prepared to host the World Cup again in 2026, expectations for tourism were high.
But in the run-up to this year’s World Cup, the ongoing war in Iran has resulted in soaring…
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By Maria A. Rodas, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
When “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” aired its final episode on May 21, 2026, critics lamented more than the end of a television program.
It was a nightly ritual that millions of Americans participated in, with Bloomberg media reporter Lucas Shaw describing its cancellation as one more sign of “the decline of monoculture.”
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By Kathryn Crawford, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health, Middlebury College
For more than 30 years, manufacturers of ski and snowboard waxes used PFAS – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – to make skis and snowboards glide faster over snow. These synthetic chemicals were highly effective and common in competitive racing just about everywhere.
Then studies began finding PFAS in human bodies, and research suggested the chemicals could…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The businessman and former competition chief says the fierce criticism of what he calls ‘mild’ budget changes shows why politicians have avoided reform for decades.
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