By Alison Fixsen, Senior Lecturer Psychology, University of Westminster
Muscularity oriented disordered eating refers to the disordered eating habits people may adopt in their drive to gain muscle and look lean.
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By Tulasi Srinivas, Professor of Anthropology, Religion and Transnational Studies, Emerson College
The famed Michelin Red Guide is coming to Philadelphia, and inspectors are scouting local restaurants to find some worthy of Michelin awards.
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By Lorne J. Hofseth, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina
Health influencers – perhaps including Health Secretary RFK Jr. – are promoting the chemical as an elixir that improves memory and focus. But evidence for these claims is thin.
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By Daniel Treisman, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles
Autocrats today are polished, appear mainstream and use the media, not overt repression or violence, to gain public support and consolidate power. They govern through a ‘spin dictatorship.’
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By Stylianos Syropoulos, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University
Kyle Fiore Law, Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Sustainability, Arizona State University
When people reflect on how their actions shape the future, they are more likely to support solutions to present-day issues like poverty and inequality.
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By Tania Lizarazo, Associate Professor of Latin American Studies and Global Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The country’s long-running conflict continues to impact life in many rural areas, which also face threats from illegal mining and other extractive industries.
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By Nicholas Green, Assistant Professor of Biology, Kennesaw State University
Most people would call it a “field mouse,” but a scientist would ask, “Was it Peromyscus maniculatus? Or Peromyscus leucopus?”
Scientists use a system of complicated-sounding names to refer to everyday creatures, a practice heavily lampooned in the Warner Bros. cartoons featuring the…
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By Ryan St Laurent, Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Colorado Boulder
It is spring on the Front Range of Colorado, which means before long the region will receive an influx of many, many moths.
Colorado is home to thousands of species of moths, many of which are hatching out from a winter of hibernation, known…
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By Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University
Under the proposed budget, several major projects, such as the Mars Sample Return and the Space Launch System, would face cancellation.
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By Xia (Alice) Zhu, Banting Postdoctoral Fellow, Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Chelsea Rochman, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto
Matthew Mazloff, Researcher, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
New research estimates that approximately 60 tonnes of plastic debris discarded in the ocean reside within female green turtles at any given time.
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