New materials, old physics – the science behind how your winter jacket keeps you warm
Longji Cui, University of Colorado Boulder and Wan Xiong, University of Colorado Boulder
As the weather grows cold this...
Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause – but you can take steps...
Vinaya Gogineni, Vanderbilt University and Anna Barton Bradley, Vanderbilt University
You’re in your mid-40s, eating healthy and exercising regularly....
Who thinks Republicans will suffer in the 2026 midterms? Republican members of Congress
Charlie Hunt, Boise State University
The midterm elections for Congress won’t take place until November, but already a record...
I study rat nests − here’s why rodents make great archivists
Alexandria Mitchem Hansen, Columbia University
Rats and other rodents and pests can make great archivists.
That’s...
Why it’s so hard to tell if a piece of text was written by...
Ambuj Tewari, University of Michigan
People and institutions are grappling with the consequences of AI-written text. Teachers want to...
The world risks forgetting one of humanity’s greatest triumphs as polio nears global eradication...
Carl Kurlander, University of Pittsburgh
It was like a horror movie. The invisible polio virus would strike, leaving young...
Understanding climate change in America: Skepticism, dogmatism and personal experience
Gary W. Yohe, Wesleyan University
Scientists are trained to be professional skeptics: to always judge the validity of a...
West Antarctica’s history of rapid melting foretells sudden shifts in continent’s ‘catastrophic’ geology
Christine Siddoway, Colorado College; Anna Ruth (Ruthie) Halberstadt, The University of Texas at Austin, and Keiji Horikawa, University of Toyama
