By Alex Hinton, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
President Donald Trump signed the wide-ranging One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on July 4, 2025. It focuses on cutting taxes, mainly for households that earn US$217,000 or more each year, as well as increasing funding for military and border security and revamping social programs.
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By Jeffrey Basara, Professor of Meteorology, UMass Lowell
Large parts of the central and eastern U.S. have seen at least 50% more precipitation than normal. An atmospheric scientist explains why and what creates flash flood weather.
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By Aaron French, Assistant Professor of Information Systems, Kennesaw State University
Back in 2008, The Atlantic sparked controversy with a provocative cover story: Is Google Making Us Stupid?
In that 4,000-word essay, later expanded into a book, author Nicholas Carr suggested the answer was yes, arguing that technology such as search engines were worsening Americans’ ability to think deeply and retain knowledge.
At the core of Carr’s concern was the idea that people no…
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By Dylan Ryan, Lecturer in Mechanical & Energy Engineering, Edinburgh Napier University
Solar power is the fastest growing source of electricity globally. Normally, anyone wanting to tap into it would have to rely on roof-mounted panels. But in many parts of Europe, people have found a simple alternative in the form of “plug-in panels” that can be arranged on balconies.
Instead of having to be wired into the house, you can feed the power generated by these panels into an inverter and a standard plug.…
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By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
In an unexpected twist in the fight against cancer, humble kitchen bacteria and a plant best known for sweetening tea could one day help in treating one of humanity’s deadliest diseases, new research suggests.
A group of scientists in Japan has discovered that fermented stevia, a plant commonly used as a calorie-free sweetener, may hold intriguing anti-cancer properties. While these findings…
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By Noelia Noël, Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Surrey
Every night, as telescopes around the world open their domes to study the cosmos, astronomers are forced to contend with an unexpected form of pollution: bright white streaks slicing across their images.
These luminous trails are caused by satellites. Specifically, the growing number of “megaconstellations” launched into low Earth orbit (LEO). These mega-constellations consist of many, sometimes hundreds, of satellites. They are intended to work as a system, providing services…
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By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
Russia and Ukraine met in Istanbul on July 23 for a third round of talks since face-to-face negotiations resumed in May. Expectations were low. Two previous rounds have yielded very few concrete results, apart from agreements on prisoner exchanges the return of the bodies of soldiers killed…
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By Neeraja Chinchalkar, PhD student, Earth and Planetary Science and Exploration, Western University
Gordon Osinski, Professor in Earth and Planetary Science, Western University
Timmons Erickson, Visting Research Associate, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
Cubic zirconia, a popular diamond substitute, only occurs naturally under extreme conditions. Finding cubic zirconia in craters reveals parts of the Earth’s history.
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By Holly Ingram, Senior Midwifery Lecturer, Anglia Ruskin University
Peeing when you run or jump isn’t “just one of those things.” It’s a sign your pelvic floor needs support.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Ukrainians protest near the presidential office in the capital Kyiv against a newly passed law that curbs the independence of anti- corruption institutions, the first protest of its kind since Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine, July 22, 2025. © 2025 Stanislav Kozliuk/Reuters (Kyiv) - A new law adopted by Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, on July 22, 2025, effectively strips Ukraine’s key anti-corruption bodies of independence and is detrimental to the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said today.Parliament should repeal these amendments, engage in meaningful…
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