
50 years after Franco’s death, giving a voice to Spanish dictator’s imprisoned mothers
A protester holds a banner with pictures of people who went missing during the Spanish dictatorship of Francisco Franco.John Milner/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesIn the run-up to the 50th an...
Zaya Rustamova, Associate Professor of Spanish, Kennesaw State University

Beyond the habitable zone: Exoplanet atmospheres are the next clue to finding life on planets orbiting distant stars
Some exoplanets, like the one shown in this illustration, may have atmospheres that could make them potentially suitable for life. NASA/JPL-Caltech via APWhen astronomers search for planets that could...
Morgan Underwood, Ph.D. Candidate in Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Rice University

How climate finance to help poor countries became a global shell game – donors have counted fossil fuel projects, airports and even ice cream shops
Climate finance is meant to help low-income countries adapt to climate change and recover from disasters like Hurricane Melissa.Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty ImagesWhen Hurricane Melissa tore through the C...
Shannon Gibson, Professor of Environmental Studies, Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

The Dayton Peace Accords at 30: An ugly peace that has prevented a return to war over Bosnia
World leaders clap as, from left, Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, Croat President Franjo Tudjm…

Orthodox Judaism is making space for women’s religious leadership – even without traditional ordinat…
Orthodox Jewish women attend an event celebrating the completion of the 7 1/2-year cycle of daily st…

Learning with AI falls short compared to old-fashioned web search
The work of seeking and synthesizing information can improve understanding of it compared to reading…

Florida residents’ anxiety is linked to social media use and varies with age, new study shows
Younger Floridians who spend a lot of time on social media tend to be more anxious on average than o…

Vice President Dick Cheney’s life followed the arc of the biggest breakthroughs in cardiovascular me…
Cardiovascular medical technology evolved rapidly over the past half-century.Mohammed Haneefa Nizamu…

Why MAGA is obsessed with Epstein − and why the files are unlikely to dent loyalty to Trump
MAGA hats are placed on a table at an election night party in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 5, 2024…

How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple – the 8,000-year history of America’s only na…
Pecan pie is a popular holiday treat in the United States.Julie Deshaies/iStock via Getty ImagesPeca…

