As a former federal judge, I’m concerned by a year of challenges to the US justice system
The Trump administration in 2025 has blown up many legal norms and rules in pursuit of its goals.Gearstd/iStock Getty Images PlusThe public has been hearing from a lot of federal judges over the past ...
John E. Jones III, President, Dickinson College
Songbirds swap colorful plumage genes across species lines among their evolutionary neighbors
Some bird species on neighboring tips of the evolutionary tree can interbreed, with interesting genomic results.Kaleb AndersonPeople typically think about evolution as a linear process where, within a...
David Toews, Associate Professor of Biology, Penn State
Polytechnic universities focus on practical, career-oriented skills, offering an alternative to traditional universities
Unlike traditional research universities and private liberal arts colleges, polytechnic universities tend to offer apprenticeships and microcredentials, all geared toward giving students practical ski...
Kelly Droege, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Stout
The Ivies can weather the Trump administration’s research cuts – it’s the nation’s public universiti…
UCLA students and researchers protest the Trump administration's funding cuts for research, health a…
AI-generated political videos are more about memes and money than persuading and deceiving
Politicians are posting AI-generated videos of themselves and their opponents.Screenshots by The Con…
AI’s errors may be impossible to eliminate – what that means for its use in health care
Federal legislation introduced in early 2025 proposed allowing AI to prescribe medication. Wladimir …
Even with Trump’s support, coal power remains expensive – and dangerous
President Donald Trump has aligned himself with the coal industry, including at this meeting in Apri…
The dystopian Pottersville in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is starting to feel less like fiction
To many Americans, George Bailey’s dystopian nightmare is disquietingly familiar.ParamountAlon…
Time banks could ease the burden of elder care and promote connection
Older people may need help getting the hang of using technology.Maskot/GettyImagesLong-term care for…
How one Florida program reduced preterm births – and how it could serve as a model for other communi…
Preterm birth is the second-leading cause of infant deaths.Pressmaster/iStock via Getty Images PlusO…