By Eve Bohnett, Assistant Research Scholar, Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, University of Florida
The Big Cypress fox squirrel is losing its habitat to urban and suburban development. But a few design changes could help to save this and other species.
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By Christine Keiner, Chair of the Department of Science, Technology, and Society, Rochester Institute of Technology
With the world struggling to get oil supplies moving from the Middle East, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich raised eyebrows with a social media post highlighting a radical idea: Use nuclear bombs to cut a new channel along a route that would avoid Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz.
Gingrich’s March 15, 2026, post linked to an article that labeled…
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By Gareth Barkin, Professor of Anthropology and Asian Studies, University of Puget Sound
A friend in Indonesia recently told me about a conversation he had with ChatGPT. He had typed a question in Indonesian – Bahasa Indonesia – about how to handle a difficult family dispute. The chatbot responded fluently, in perfect Indonesian, with advice about communication strategies and conflict resolution. The grammar was flawless. The tone was appropriate. And yet something felt off.
What the AI offered was advice rooted in American cultural assumptions: prioritize your own preferences, communicate…
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By Laura E. Knouse, Professor of Psychology, University of Richmond
Learning to recognize thought patterns that lead to avoidance, and breaking tasks down into small parts, can help people overcome the mental barriers that often accompany ADHD.
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By Michael Delayo, Ph.D. Candidate in Communication Arts and Sciences, Penn State
For over a century, baseball rejected gambling to preserve the game’s integrity. Now, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says embracing gambling will do the same.
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By William Akoto, Assistant Professor of Global Security, American University
A cyberattack on a US corporation illustrates how state-aligned hackers operate, and how damage in war today isn’t always visible or geographically confined.
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By Benjamin F. Henwood, Professor of Social Policy and Health, University of Southern California
The study found that regularly getting cash made it easier for many homeless people to meet their immediate and personal needs.
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By Brad Badertscher, Professor of Accountancy, University of Notre Dame
In the old days, companies like Apple and Amazon went public early to access cash to grow. These days, soon-to-be-public companies are already flush with cash from private finance.
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By Robin Evans, Postgraduate Researcher, Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, University of Leeds
Matthew Warburton, Postdoctoral Researcher, Psychology, University of Leeds
Nick Malleson, Professor of Spatial Science, University of Leeds
Almost 1 million young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training. These so-called Neets – aged 16 to 24 – face a significantly higher risk of long-term unemployment, poor health and involvement in crime.
The proportion of 16- to 17-year-olds who are Neet is…
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By Admire Thonje, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Johannesburg
A growing brand of new Pentecostal churches in southern Africa is known to emphasise the prosperity gospel, deliverance, miracles and healing.
Miracles, including people apparently rising…
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