Tag: life & news
What Trump’s budget proposal says about his environmental values
Stan Meiburg, Wake Forest University and Janet McCabe, Indiana University
To understand the federal government’s true priorities, follow the...
Toxic algae blooms are lasting longer in Lake Erie − why...
Gregory J. Dick, University of Michigan
Federal scientists released their annual forecast for Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms on...
Supreme Court upholds childproofing porn sites
Meg Leta Jones, Georgetown University
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision on June 27, 2025, that will...
Michelin Guide scrutiny could boost Philly tourism, but will it stifle...
Jonathan Deutsch, Drexel University
The Philadelphia restaurant scene is abuzz with the news that the famed Michelin Guide is...
How Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York City mayoral primary...
Lincoln Mitchell, Columbia University
Top Republicans and Democrats alike are talking about the sudden rise of 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani,...
Uranium enrichment: A chemist explains how the surprisingly common element is...
André O. Hudson, Rochester Institute of Technology
When most people hear the word uranium, they think of mushroom clouds,...
Israel-Iran war recalls the 2003 US invasion of Iraq – a...
Andrea Stanton, University of Denver
After 12 days of trading deadly airstrikes, Israel and Iran confirmed on June 24,...
What is reconciliation − the legislative shortcut Republicans are using to...
Linda J. Bilmes, Harvard Kennedy School
The word “reconciliation” sounds benign, even harmonious.
But in Washington,...
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....
