Tag: lifeandnews
Potential signs of life on distant planets sound exciting – but...
Olivia Harper Wilkins, Dickinson College
Astronomers can use telescopes to find specific molecules in the atmospheres of neighboring planets,...
What to know about sex trafficking as Pittsburgh hosts the NFL draft
Mary Burke, Carlow University
With the NFL draft taking place in Pittsburgh and an estimated 500,000 to 700,000 people...
‘Just war’ has guided Catholic thinking on conflict for centuries –...
Valerie Morkevičius, Colgate University
Since the beginning of the Iran war, Pope Leo XIV has frequently called for peace,...
Justice Department’s effort to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans could face...
Cassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University and Irina D. Manta, Hofstra University
The Justice Department has identified 384...
What the Declaration of Independence does – and doesn’t – say...
Thomas Tweed, University of Notre Dame
On the Fourth of July 1776, the congressional delegates in Philadelphia adopted the...
Boom in cremation hides surprising truths about what Americans really want...
Tanya D. Marsh, Wake Forest University
Nearly two-thirds of Americans now opt for cremation – a figure that has...
China surpasses US in research spending – the consequences extend far...
Caroline Wagner, The Ohio State University
China’s rapid rise in science has hit a milestone. The country’s investment in...
What we lose when artificial intelligence does our shopping
Mark Bartholomew, University at Buffalo and Samuel Becher, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Americans spend a...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
