Tag: life & news
Why ‘unwinding’ with screens may be making us more stressed –...
Robin Pickering, Gonzaga University
As Americans increasingly report feeling overwhelmed by daily life, many are using self-care to cope....
Trump’s stated reasons for taking Greenland are wrong – but the...
Steven Lamy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
In 2019, during his first term, U.S. President Donald...
Opera is not dying – but it needs a second act...
Christos Makridis, Arizona State University; Institute for Humane Studies
Every few years, you’ll hear a familiar refrain: “Opera is...
For 80 years, the president’s party has almost always lost House...
Robert A. Strong, University of Virginia
Now that the 2026 midterm elections are less than a year away, public...
An ultrathin coating for electronics looked like a miracle insulator −...
Mahesh Nepal, Binghamton University, State University of New York
When your winter jacket slows heat escaping your body or...
Raccoons break into liquor stores, scale skyscrapers and pick locks –...
Kelly Lambert, University of Richmond
When a curious raccoon broke into an Ashland, Virginia, liquor store in December 2025,...
American farmers, who once fed the world, face a volatile global...
Peter Simons, Hamilton College
President Donald Trump appears to have upended an 85-year relationship between American farmers and the...
Colorado ranchers and consumers can team up to make beef supply...
Jordan Kraft Lambert, Colorado State University; Jennifer Martin, Colorado State University; Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, Colorado State University, and Sara Place, Colorado State University
EXPLORING NATURE
From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...
Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee
Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....
