Tag: life & news
See you in the funny papers: How superhero comics tell the...
Miriam Eve Mora, University of Michigan
Nearly a hundred years ago, a hastily crafted spaceship crash-landed in Smallville, Kansas....
The psychology behind anti-trans legislation: How cognitive biases shape thoughts and policy
Julia Standefer, Iowa State University and L. Alison Phillips, Iowa State University
A state law signed Feb. 28, 2025,...
How an unexpected observation, a 10th-century recipe and an explorer’s encounter...
Bronwen Powell, Penn State and Abderrahim Ouarghidi, Penn State
For generations, collard greens have formed an important part of...
Are Ukrainians ready for ceasefire and concessions? Here’s what the polls say
Gerard Toal, Virginia Tech; John O’Loughlin, University of Colorado Boulder, and Kristin M Bakke, UCL
A U.S.-Ukraine accord on...
US-Ukraine deal highlights Ukraine’s wealth of critical minerals, but extracting them...
Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington
Ukraine’s mineral wealth has been a key factor in its negotiations with the...
The world regulated sulfur in ship fuels − and the lightning stopped
Chris Wright, University of Washington
If you look at a map of lightning near the Port of Singapore, you’ll...
Mission possible − parastronaut programs can make space travel more inclusive...
Jesse Rhoades, University of North Dakota and Rebecca Rhoades, University of North Dakota
Humans will likely set foot on...
Trump’s DOGE campaign accelerates 50-year trend of government privatization
Nathan Meyers, UMass Amherst
Since returning to office, President Donald Trump has aggressively moved to shrink the federal government....
EXPLORING NATURE
Why it’s OK to say ‘namaste’ in yoga class
Jeremy David Engels, Penn State
“Namaste,” a common greeting in India and South Asia, has become a global cultural...
