By Xing Zhou, Postdoctoral Fellow in Oceanography, Georgia Institute of Technology
Annalisa Bracco, Senior Research, Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change; Professor of Ocean and Climate Dynamics, Georgia Institute of Technology
Joseph Montoya, Professor of Ocean Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology
You’ve been planning your dream beach vacation for months, only to arrive and find the shoreline covered in large piles of smelly, brown seaweed, with even more floating offshore. It’s disappointing, for sure – and increasingly common.
Since 2011, summer scenes like this have played out on beaches in South Florida and throughout the Caribbean.
The consequences…
(Full Story)
|
By Aminta Ossom, Lecturer on Law, Senior Clinical Instructor, Harvard University; Harvard Kennedy School
A court ruling expands the options for corporate accountability efforts against oil companies in France, and it may have repercussions in the US and elsewhere.
(Full Story)
|
By Matthew Hall, Professor of Constitutional Studies, Political Science and Law, University of Notre Dame
Brittany Solomon, Assistant Professor of Administrative Leadership Management and Organization, University of Notre Dame
Tyler Leigh, Research Fellow, Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy, University of Notre Dame
While only a sliver of Americans say they support violating core democratic norms, many more say they’re ambivalent about politicians who undermine democracy.
(Full Story)
|
By Medha D. Makhlouf, Professor of Law, Penn State
Nicole Kreisberg, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Penn State
A new policy could deny an immigration application based in part on the use of government benefits by a close relative.
(Full Story)
|
By Julie D. Nelson, Associate Professor of English and Writing, University of Tampa
Whether in an Oval Office proclamation signing about commercial fishing or during a Fox News interview while discussing Iran, President Donald Trump finds opportunities to share his views on transgender people.
During a June 2026 signing event, Trump claimed, in response to a question about proposed legislation regarding election procedures, called the…
(Full Story)
|
By Azadeh Nasuhidehnavi, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Wesley Kufel, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Explosive diarrhea has been spreading across the US, and the parasite that causes the disease has already sickened thousands – and counting.
(Full Story)
|
By Kelley Mayer White, Professor, College of Charleston
Play-based early childhood programs can help young kids develop emotional regulation and problem-solving skills, traits that can serve them well throughout childhood.
(Full Story)
|
By François Larocque, Full Professor, Research Chair in Language Rights, Faculty of Law | Professeur titulaire, Chaire de recherche Droits et enjeux linguistiques, Faculté de droit, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Michel Doucet, Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Law
Serge Rousselle, Full Professor / Professeur titulaire, Faculty of Law
New Brunswick is Canada’s only officially bilingual province. That’s why a recent Supreme Court decision on whether the province’s lieutenant-governor should be bilingual makes perfect sense.
(Full Story)
|
By Joni Wildman, PhD Candidate in Mycology, University of Bath
Her illustrations remain beautiful works of art, but they also show how the best natural history drawings make us notice things we might otherwise miss.
(Full Story)
|
By Steven R. Smith, Research Impact Fellow, Green Futures Solutions and Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter
Cormac Lynch, Impact Fellow, Social Scientist, Climate Policy Design, University of Exeter
The UK prime minister has described his new government as a circuit breaker – but tipping points may be a better metaphor.
(Full Story)
|