In a New York City neighborhood, the challenges….
In a New York City neighborhood, the challenges – and potential – for America's urban future
Robert Snyder, Rutgers University Newark
When you exit the...
No bones about it: sharks evolved cartilage for a reason
John Long, Flinders University
Sharks are one of the oldest and least changed of all the living back-boned jawed creatures. But because their skeletons are...
How the Pentagon tried to cure America of its ‘Vietnam syndrome’
Paul Joseph, Tufts University
In August 1965, Morley Safer, a reporter for “CBS News,” accompanied a unit of U.S. marines on a search-and-destroy mission to...
Feeling anxious makes it harder to stop feeling anxious
By Adam Heenan, Queen's University, Ontario
Anxious people tend to perceive their world in a more threatening way. That is, the more anxious a person...
What American wolves can teach us about Australian dingoes
By Thomas Newsome, University of Sydney and William Ripple, Oregon State University
We know that introduced predators such as foxes and cats are one of...
Viking women travelled too, genetic study reveals
By Daniel Zadik, University of Leicester
The traditional picture of Vikings is one of boatloads of hairy men pillaging their way along the coasts of...
Sleepy teenage brains need school to start later in the morning
Kyla Wahlstrom, University of Minnesota
Millions of high schoolers are fighting with their alarm clocks as they start another academic year. As they struggle to...
Why we have globalization to thank for Thanksgiving
Farok J. Contractor, Rutgers University
As Americans sit down to their Thanksgiving Day feasts, some may recall the story of the “Pilgrim Fathers” who founded...
