How a shifting Nile landscape shaped the rise of the ancient empire of Kush...
Geoff Emberling, University of Michigan
When I first became co-director of an archaeological project at Jebel Barkal in northern...
Trump’s Cabinet dramatically changed American foreign policy while the president made noise – a...
Kevin Maloney, Leiden University
The first half of 2026 has been a chaotic time for U.S. foreign policy: new...
Flavored vapes led to a major shake‑up at the FDA – 3 health policy...
Claire L. Ma, University of Michigan; Holly Jarman, University of Michigan, and Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, UMass Amherst
The resignation of...
From beef ribs to a ‘heavenly’ walk: Xi‑Trump summit symbolism underscored American power and...
Xianda Huang, University of California, Los Angeles
Diplomacy often masquerades as theater. And nearly nine years after his first...
Supreme Court preserves access to mifepristone via telehealth – at least for now
Sonia Suter, George Washington University and Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided that patients...
You can persuade AI models to accept falsehoods as truth, study shows
Ashique KhudaBukhsh, Rochester Institute of Technology
When you ask a large language model a question, the reply may include...
Is baby talk bad? Why ‘parentese’ actually helps babies learn language
Karen Stollznow, University of Colorado Boulder; Griffith University
Many parents have heard the warning: Don’t use baby talk with...
Trump‑Xi summit: Cautious progress on trade, ties and some ‘win‑wins’
Yan Bennett, American University
President Donald Trump departed China on May 15, 2026, after a two-day summit with Chinese...
