‘Destruction is not the same as political success’: US bombing of Iran shows little evidence of endgame strategy
A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran on March 2, 2026.AP Photo/Mohsen GanjiShortly after the opening salvo of U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iranon Feb. 28, 2026 – with missiles targeting ci...
Farah N. Jan, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Pennsylvania
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing plays into Shiite Islam’s reverence for martyrs, but not for all Iranians
A banner with the image of Ali Khamenei during a memorial vigil in Tehran, Iran.Majid Saeedi/Getty ImagesThe day Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, the Iranian government called for 40 days of public ...
Eric Lob, Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, Florida International University
Free 10-minute online programs aimed at overcoming depression led to real improvements – new research
Free short, easily accessible programs could allow many more people to access mental health treatments.Elena Kalinicheva/iStock via Getty Images PlusA well-designed 10-minute online exercise can spark...
Benjamin Kaveladze, Postdoctoral Fellow in Mental Health Resources, Dartmouth College
Why are so many statues naked? An art historian explains this tradition’s ancient roots
Artists have represented human bodies without clothes for a very long time.Metropolitan Museum of Ar…
What decades of research reveal about involuntary substance use treatment – and why evidence points …
Since President Donald Trump issued a July 2025 executive order aimed at “ending crime and dis…
The nation is missing millions of voters due to lack of rights for former felons
Javon Jackson, center, was able to register to vote following passage of a 2019 Nevada law that rest…
Failure of US-Iran talks was all too predictable — but turning to military strikes creates dangerous…
When it came to U.S.-Iran talks, the writing was on the wall.Mohammadali Najib/Middle East Images/AF…
Kansas revoked transgender people’s IDs overnight – researchers anticipate cascading health and soci…
Anti-trans bills effectively restrict transgender people's ability to participate fully in society.A…
Despite massive US attack and death of ayatollah, regime change in Iran is unlikely
A group of demonstrators in Tehran wave Iranian flags in support of the government on Feb. 28, 2026A…
Iran will respond to US-Israeli strikes as existential threats to the regime – because they are
A plume of smoke rises above Tehran on Feb. 28, 2026.AFP via Getty ImagesAfter U.S. and Israeli miss…