#Ebola in the USA: don’t trust what you read on Twitter
By Alfred Hermida, University of British Columbia
Whatever you do, don’t turn to Twitter for news about Ebola. The volume and tone of tweets...
Airport screening isn’t about stopping Ebola – it’s about controlling borders
By Philip Alcabes, Adelphi University
In 1728, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI ordered that a 1,200-mile fortified chain of guard posts along the...
Fall foliage in the crosshairs of climate change
By Howard Neufeld, Appalachian State University
One of nature’s most spectacular events occurs every autumn, when the leaves of hardwood trees burst into brilliant color...
The tectonic plates of world Catholicism shift
By Massimo Faggioli, University of St. Thomas
An extraordinary two weeks in Rome ended Saturday with a standing ovation. Pope Francis had invited 191 bishops...
True cost of diverted tobacco payouts measured in lives
By Nicholas Freudenberg, City University of New York
The #20 Million Memorial created earlier this month by the United States Centers for Disease Control, is...
Underwater volcano creates huge floating islands of rock, disrupts shipping
By Simon Redfern, University of Cambridge
Floating pumice.
Jeff Butterworth
A team of scientists from the UK, the US, Australia and New Zealand have modelled the fate...
Couvade syndrome: why some men develop signs of pregnancy
By Arthur Brennan, St George's, University of London
Harry Ashby, the 29-year-old security guard who was signed off work with morning sickness, cravings, a growing...
Attention all Martian satellites and rovers – a comet is coming
By Monica Grady, The Open University
As every good marketing manager knows, value for money is a major driver for the success of a product....
