By Tom Duszynski, Clinical Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Indiana University
Imagine a city street at dusk, silent save for the rising sound of a collective guttural moan. Suddenly, a horde of ragged, bloodied creatures appear, their feet shuffling along the pavement, their hollow eyes locked on fleeing figures ahead.
A classic movie monster, the zombie surged in popularity in the 21st century during a time of global anxiety – the Great Recession, the specter of climate change, the lingering trauma of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The…
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By Brandon Nabors, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Public Health, University of Mississippi
Over half of new HIV diagnoses in the US are in the South. Black men who have sex with men are hit the hardest; for them, preventing HIV is a matter of trust, identity, family and faith.
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By Ediberto Román, Professor of Law, Florida International University
Ernesto Sagás, Professor of Ethnic Studies, Colorado State University
Soon after the NFL’s announcement that Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny would headline the Super Bowl halftime show, conservative media outlets and Trump administration officials went on the attack.
Homeland Security head Kristi Noem promised that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “would be all over the Super Bowl.” President Donald Trump called the selection “absolutely…
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By Valentina Dargam, Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Florida International University
Joshua Hutcheson, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Florida International University
With the help of AI, doctors might be able to detect heart disease before it becomes audible to the human ear.
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By Shraddha Lall, Ph.D. Candidate in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Variability in traits and increased individuality in behaviors is something that can evolve in response to selection, definitely in the lab and potentially also in nature.
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By Kate Hua-Ke Chi, Doctoral Fellow, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
The International Energy Agency expects global renewable energy capacity to double by 2030, even with lower growth in the US, but fossil fuels still dominate.
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By Seda Saluk, Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, University of Michigan
Banning abortion instantly oppresses a huge swath of society. And enforcing abortion bans begets a police state − an upside for dictators from Mussolini to Ortega.
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By Susan D. Daggett, Professor of the Practice of Law, University of Denver
Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, Teaching Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of Denver
Structured parking can cost as much as $50,000 per space, making housing more expensive to build and for those living there.
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By Marguerite Xenopoulos, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Change of Freshwater Ecosystems, Trent University
Michael R. Twiss, Professor, Biology, Algoma University
Warming winters are impacting lakes globally. However, most monitoring in the Great Lakes occurs during warmer, calmer weather. A new report highlights how policymakers can improve winter monitoring.
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By John Joseph Chin, Assistant Teaching Professor of Strategy and Technology, Carnegie Mellon University
Those who rise to power through a coup often fall by the same means.
That is one of the takeaways from events in Madagascar, where on Oct. 14, 2025, the military seized power after weeks of protests largely driven by Gen Z. Ironically, it was…
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