Children know family budgets dictate how healthy their food is
By Hannah Fairbrother, University of Sheffield
From celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s Money Saving Meals to blogging mum Jack Monroe’s 100 Delicious Budget Recipes to the...
7 reasons to learn a foreign language
Kathleen Stein-Smith, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Half of the world population is bilingual, but only 25% of Americans can hold a conversation in another language.
Changing...
Regulating the sacred: why the US halal food industry needs better oversight
By Mohammed Ayub Khan, McMaster University
For many Muslims, adherence to Islamic dietary laws, known as halal, is an intrinsic part of their everyday lives....
What do world university rankings actually mean?
By Steven C. Ward, Western Connecticut State University
From the “best beaches” to the “best slice of pizza” to the best hospital to have cardiac...
When fracking moves into the neighborhood, mental health risks rise
Stephanie Malin, Colorado State University
Hydraulic fracturing has boomed in the U.S. over the past decade, but unless you live near it, you may not...
Why tornadoes are still hard to forecast – even though storm predictions are improving
Chris Nowotarski, Texas A&M University
As a deadly tornado headed toward Rolling Fork, Mississippi, on March 24, 2023, forecasters...
Hard Evidence: how has the sharing economy changed job security?
Hard Evidence: how has the sharing economy changed job security?
Ian Brinkley, Lancaster University
There has been a great deal of attention given to the development...
A century after the Appalachian Trail was proposed, millions hike it every year seeking...
Charles C. Chester, Brandeis University
The Appalachian Trail, North America’s most famous hiking route, stretches over 2,189 mountainous miles...
