George Washington’s foreign policy was built on respect for other nations and patient consideration...
Maurizio Valsania, Università di Torino
Foreign policy is usually discussed as a matter of national interests – oil flows,...
Superheavy-lift rockets like SpaceX’s Starship could transform astronomy by making space telescopes cheaper
Martin Elvis, Smithsonian Institution
After a string of dramatic failures, the huge Starship rocket from SpaceX had a fully...
The 6-7 craze offered a brief window into the hidden world of children
Rebekah Willett, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Amanda Levido, Southern Cross University, and Hyeon-Seon Jeong, Gyeongin National University of Education
Many...
Why the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s closure exposes a growing threat to democracy
Victor Pickard, University of Pennsylvania
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced on Jan. 7, 2026, that it will cease all operations...
New US dietary guidelines recommend more protein and whole milk, less ultraprocessed foods
Cristina Palacios, Florida International University
Every five years, the U.S. government releases an updated set of recommendations on healthy...
ICE killing of driver in Minneapolis involved tactics many police departments warn against −...
Ben Jones, Penn State
Minneapolis is once again the focus of debates about violence involving law enforcement after an...
Racial profiling by ICE agents mirrors the targeting of Japanese Americans during World War II
Anna Storti, Duke University
The Department of Homeland Security in September 2025 said that 2 million undocumented immigrants had...
The western US is in a snow drought, and storms have been making it worse
Alejandro N. Flores, Boise State University
Much of the western U.S. has started 2026 in the midst of a...
