Bad space weather may have caused fatal Afghan gun battle
By Brett Carter, RMIT University and John Retterer, Boston College
Three American soldiers* may have died in Afghanistan’s battle of Takur Ghar because of disruptions...
Why students need better protection from loan fraud
Richard Fossey, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
A college education can set you up for a lifetime – though it can come with a hefty...
How to know when holiday drinking is hurting your brain
Jamie Smolen, University of Florida
For many, the holidays are indeed the most wonderful time of the year. Families and friends come together and enjoy...
Techniques of 19th-century fake news reporter teach us why we fall for it today
Petra S. McGillen, Dartmouth College
Donald Trump appears to have a straightforward definition of fake news: Stories that are critical of him or...
Politics on four legs: presidents and their pets
By David Smith, University of Sydney
A dog saved Richard Nixon’s political career.
In September 1952, Republican presidential nominee Dwight Eisenhower was furious with Nixon, his...
In advertising, emotion is a dish best served on the side – a lesson...
By Robert George Heath, University of Bath
This was the year the Superbowl adfest finally hit the skids. The Twitter-storm that greeted this year’s supposedly...
Thomas Eakins: Brilliant painter, gifted photographer … sexual predator?
Henry Adams, Case Western Reserve University
The recent toppling of a string of powerful figures for sexual abuse and harassment raises the question of how...
Still a mystery: DNA hasn’t named Jack the Ripper after all
By Mick Reed, University of New England
The Jack the Ripper murders are the most potent cold case ever. More than a century on from...
