By Jennifer Selin, Associate Professor of Law, Arizona State University
House speakers have had the power to determine when the oath is administered, and courts have been reluctant to weigh in on that influence.
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By Angie Chuang, Associate Professor of Journalism, University of Colorado Boulder
The headlines documenting President Donald Trump’s plan to send federal troops to San Francisco followed a familiar arc. “Trump claims ‘unquestioned power’ in vow to send troops to San Francisco,” The Guardian reported on Oct. 20, 2025. The next day, the San Francisco Chronicle blared: “S.F. threatens to sue if Trump brings in National Guard.” Then, on Oct. 23,…
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By Halie Kampman, Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Geography, Penn State
Brian King, Professor of Geography, Penn State
Glenn Sterner, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Kentucky
Kristina P. Brant, Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology, Penn State
Maya Weinberg, Graduate Student in the Education, Development, and Community Engagement Program, Penn State
Local governments have a lot of freedom on how to spend the funds, but there’s also confusion and a feeling of moral responsibility to spend wisely after so many lives have been lost.
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By C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
As the generics market for a particular drug gets crowded, competition on price might be driving quality issues that could harm patients.
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By Nicole M. Bennett, Ph.D. Candidate in Geography and Assistant Director at the Center for Refugee Studies, Indiana University
When most people think about immigration enforcement, they picture border crossings and airport checkpoints. But the new front line may be your social media feed.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has published a request for information for private-sector contractors to launch a round-the-clock social media monitoring program. The request states that private contractors…
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By Michal Kowalewski, Thompson Chair of Invertebrate Paleontology, University of Florida
Thomas K. Frazer, Professor of Biological Oceanography, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida
During a day at the beach, it’s common to see people walking up and down the shore collecting seashells.
As a paleontologist and marine ecologist, we look at shells a bit differently than the average beachcomber. Most people dig up shells in the sand and see beautiful color patterns or unusual shapes. But we tend to focus on how old these shells are and what they tell us about the habitat they come…
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By Pragya Agarwal, Visiting Professor of Social Inequities and Injustice, Loughborough University
Thirteen artists with ancestral lands in south Asia, Africa and the Caribbean are subverting the role drawing has played in conquest and colonialism.
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By Theo Stanley, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Environmental Geography, University of Southampton
Until the end of October, China had refused to purchase a single soya bean from the US’s 2025 harvest. It usually spends tens of billions of dollars on the crop, which is a key ingredient in animal feed, so the boycott hit US farmers hard – and affected food systems far beyond US and Chinese borders.
Since then, a meeting between the countries’ two presidents has meant that the soya bean trade is back on for the time being. But the stand-off is yet another reminder of the vulnerability of global trade to…
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By Jamie Thompson, Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology, University of Reading
Every mind-bending molecule in nature has an evolutionary origin; a defence against being eaten, a lure for pollinators, or perhaps a happy biochemical accident. Though they seem extraordinary, life has evolved psychedelic molecules that alter consciousness across almost every ecosystem.
Let’s take a tour of our surprisingly psychedelic planet.
The tropical rainforests hum with chemical diversity. Among the 10,000 tree species living in the Amazon are several which produce dimethyltryptamine…
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By Mark Boylan, Professor of Education, Sheffield Hallam University
Proposed changes to England’s national curriculum aim to ensure it is fit for the future, writes Professor Becky Francis in her introduction to the final report of the government’s independent curriculum review. The panel that conducted the review sought to address the “rich knowledge and skills young people need to thrive in our fast-changing world”.
From the outset, the review limited itself to “evolution not revolution”, and in the…
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