Tag: India
The UAE’s Mars mission seeks to bring Hope to more places...
Wendy Whitman Cobb, US Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies
On July 14, a new Mars-bound spacecraft will launch from Japan. While...
Days with both extreme heat and extreme air pollution are becoming...
Yangyang Xu, Texas A&M University and Xiaohui Xu, Texas A&M University
The Research Brief is a short take on interesting academic work.
The big...
For parents of color, schooling at home can be an act...
Monisha Bajaj, University of San Francisco
My 6-year-old hates the British. To be more specific, the British Empire that ruled over up to a quarter...
“>Endangered tigers face growing threats from an Asian road-building boom
Neil Carter, University of Michigan
Tigers are one of the world’s most iconic wild species, but today they are endangered throughout Asia. They once roamed...
‘Uncut Gems’ celebrates Manhattan’s Diamond District, a neighborhood that’s a window...
Barak Richman, Duke University
In “Uncut Gems,” an overleveraged diamond jeweler named Howard Ratner, played by Adam Sandler, frantically tries to cover his bad business...
How social media is helping Big Tobacco hook a new generation...
Robert Kozinets, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Big Tobacco is increasingly using social media to find new ways to hook...
An Indian perspective on the Poland climate meeting: Not much help...
Arun Agrawal, University of Michigan
The international climate change conference that concluded in Katowice, Poland on Dec. 15 had limited ambitions and expectations – especially...
Freddie Mercury’s family faith: The ancient religion of Zoroastrianism
Vasudha Narayanan, University of Florida
In the Freddie Mercury biopic, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” there’s a scene in which a family member scolds Mercury.
“So now the family...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
