By Madison Stevens, Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences, Montana State University
Elizabeth (Libby) Lunstrum, Associate Professor, School of Public Service, Boise State University
Bison are political animals. A federal decision to revoke grazing leases for bison on public lands on the rolling plains of eastern Montana is the latest manifestation of long-standing contention. The largest land animal in North America, bison are considered a “keystone” species, meaning they have high ecological and cultural importance.
The May 2026 decision represents a significant setback for a decades-long…
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By Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
The constitutional prohibition of ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ has shaped legal discourse around failed executions, but courts have not stopped states from attempting to execute the same man again.
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By Sativa Banks, Post-Doctoral Scholar, Centers for Violence Prevention, University of California, Davis
Guns are what make violent partners so dangerous. And in the US, Black women get less protection from laws meant to keep firearms out of abusers’ hands.
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By Wayne Unger, Associate Professor of Law, Quinnipiac University
What’s a true threat and what’s political hyperbole? A scholar of constitutional and criminal law looks at the charges against James Comey for an Instagram post that said, ‘86 47.’
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By Elliot Mamet, Postdoctoral Research Associate and Lecturer, Princeton University
Austin Bussing, Assistant Professor, Political Science, Trinity University
125 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that some territories belonged to the US but weren’t part of it. The reasoning was openly racist – and it still shapes how millions are represented in Congress.
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By Axel Carl Carlsson, Researcher, Department of Neurobiology, Karolinska Institutet
Marcel Ballin, Associated Researcher, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University
Peter Nordström, Professor, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University
Exercise is important for your heart and cardiovascular health. But for years, research has suggested that very fit people – particularly young men – have a higher risk of developing atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat) later in life than less athletic people do.
But our new large-scale study of more than one million young Swedish men challenges…
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By George Newth, Lecturer in Politics and member of Reactionary Politics Research Network, University of Bath
The murder of student Henry Nowak on December 3 2025 shocked the UK. Now the case has also become a pretext for attempts by some on the right to divide communities with demands for “common sense”.
It leaves the Labour government with an important choice: move away from its failed strategy of trying to win over Reform UK voters, or continue down a route that risks normalising divisive rhetoric.
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By Rebecca Ellis, Assistant Researcher in Public Health, Swansea University
For some neurodivergent people, motivation isn’t just about willpower. A growing trend known as ‘dopamine menus’ offers a way to access rewarding activities.
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By Jasjit Singh, Professor of Religion and Global Engagement, University of Leeds
The murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak by Vickrum Digwa in Southampton in December 2025 is a profound tragedy that has left a family grieving and deeply affected the wider community. Any discussion that follows must keep that loss clearly in view.
Following Digwa’s conviction and sentencing, Nowak’s father said the family did not want his death “to be used to create further division, hatred or tension. We want his story to help make our streets
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By Nial Wheate, Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
The drug goserelin – commonly known as Zoladex – has been a quietly crucial medicine in Australia for decades.
This prescription medicine is used to suppress sex hormones, and is a key medication for the treatment of prostate cancer, endometriosis and some breast cancers.
However, the international pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has…
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