What’s that microplastic? Advances in machine learning are making identifying plastics in the environment...
Ambuj Tewari, University of Michigan
Microplastics – the tiny particles of plastic shed when litter breaks down – are...
COVID-19 is the latest epidemic to show biomedical breakthroughs aren’t enough to eliminate a disease
Powel H. Kazanjian, University of Michigan
The COVID-19 pandemic transformed over the past five years from a catastrophic threat...
Supreme Court sides with San Francisco, requiring EPA to set specific targets in water...
Robin Kundis Craig, University of Kansas
The U.S. Supreme Court has limited how flexible the Environmental Protection Agency and...
How the hidden epidemic of violence against nurses affects health care
Jason Blomquist, Boise State University
“Violence is just part of the job. Every nurse and health care worker experiences...
Out-of-balance bacteria is linked to multiple sclerosis − the ratio can predict severity of disease
Ashutosh Mangalam, University of Iowa
Multiple sclerosis is a disease that results when the immune system mistakenly attacks the...
Who’s who at the Vatican?
Daniel Speed Thompson, University of Dayton
For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news...
Making English the official US language can’t erase the fact that the US has...
Daniel J. Olson, Purdue University
English should be the official language of the United States, says a new executive...
As flu cases break records this year, vaccine rates are declining, particularly for children...
Annette Regan, University of California, Los Angeles
In February 2025, flu rates spiked to the highest levels seen in...
