What the First Amendment doesn’t protect when it comes to professors speaking out on politics
Neal H. Hutchens, University of Kentucky and Jeffrey C. Sun, University of Louisville
American colleges and universities are increasingly...
New student loan limits could change who gets to become a professor, doctor or lawyer
Rodney Coates, Miami University
As millions of student loan borrowers settle into the school year, many are stressed about...
Far fewer Americans support political violence than recent polls suggest
Ryan Kennedy, The Ohio State University
A series of recent events has sparked alarm about rising levels of political...
‘Space tornadoes’ could cause geomagnetic storms – but these phenomena, spun off ejections from...
Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, University of Michigan and Ward B. (Chip) Manchester, University of Michigan
Weather forecasting is a powerful tool....
From artificial atoms to quantum information machines: Inside the 2025 Nobel Prize in physics
Zhixin Wang, University of California, Santa Barbara
The 2025 Nobel Prize in physics honors three quantum physicists – John...
María Corina Machado’s peace prize follows Nobel tradition of awarding recipients for complex reasons
David Smilde, Tulane University
Few can doubt the courage María Corina Machado has shown in fighting for a return...
Our engineering team is making versatile, tiny sensors from the Nobel-winning ‘metal-organic frameworks’
Jie Huang, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Bohong Zhang, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Chen Zhu, Missouri University of Science...
Friendships aren’t just about keeping score – new psychology research looks at why we...
Jessica D. Ayers, Boise State University and Athena Aktipis, Arizona State University
Despite how natural friendship can feel, people...
