Brainy bones: the hidden complexity inside your skeleton
Pascal Buenzli, Monash University and Natalie Sims, University of Melbourne
Your bones are savvy. They are light yet strong and they repair themselves when they...
Yellowstone earthquakes reveal a volcanic system six times bigger than we thought
Robin Wylie, UCL
Seismologists have discovered a massive magma reservoir beneath the Yellowstone supervolcano in Wyoming, US, that suggests its volcanic system could be more...
The social graph won’t save us from what’s wrong with online reviews
Joseph Reagle, Northeastern University
In early 2015, the Belfast Telegraph sent reporter Kim Kelly undercover to visit Northern Ireland’s “worst” hotel — according to its...
Youthful vows: what it means to marry young
Christina Gibson-Davis, Duke University
Over the past year, Southern Baptist leaders have been encouraging churchgoers to marry young. The push seems to stem primarily from...
Emoticons and symbols aren’t ruining language – they’re revolutionizing it
Lauren Collister, University of Pittsburgh
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In many casual discussions of language and the internet, it’s not uncommon to hear...
Poor doors highlight social costs of growing up in the shadow of wealth
Candice Odgers, Duke University
One of New York City’s newest luxury apartment buildings recently started accepting applications for low-income renters who will use a controversial...
Will more dead actors be coming to a theater near you?
Peter Krapp, University of California, Irvine
On November 30 2013, actor Paul Walker died in a car crash before filming of Furious 7 was complete....
What the writing on the (bathroom) wall reveals about sex and culture
Pamela Leong, Salem State University
Scrawls, doodles and stylized text adorn the walls of public bathrooms in places ranging from elementary schools to dive bars:...
