
Kansas revoked transgender people’s IDs overnight – researchers anticipate cascading health and social consequences
Anti-trans bills effectively restrict transgender people's ability to participate fully in society.AP Photo/Julia Demaree NikhinsonThe number of bills directly targeting and undermining the existing l...
Jae A. Puckett, Associate Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University

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, 2026AP Photo/Vahid SalemiAfter the largest buildup of U.S. warships and aircraft in the Middle East in de...
Donald Heflin, Executive Director of the Edward R. Murrow Center and Senior Fellow of Diplomatic Practice, The Fletcher School, Tufts University

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 missiles struck Iran’s nuclear sites in June 2025, Tehran responded with a limited attack on the A...
Javed Ali, Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan

Cuba’s speedboat shootout recalls long history of exile groups engaged in covert ops aimed at regime…
Cuban coast guard ships docked at the port of Havana on Feb. 25, 2026.Adalberto Roque/ AFP via Getty…

Drug company ads are easy to blame for misleading patients and raising costs, but research shows the…
The United States is one of just two countries where drugmakers can advertise directly to patients.B…
Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water, soil and …
Nanoparticles on a glass slide amplify the sensitivity of a microscope to detect trace amounts of ha…

Tiny recording backpacks reveal bats’ surprising hunting strategy
A fringe-lipped bat carries a sound-and-movement biologging tag.Leonie Baier, CC BY-SADeep into the …

Bad Bunny says reggaeton is Puerto Rican, but it was born in Panama
Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Bad Bunny performs the Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 8, 2026, in Sa…

How the Seattle Seahawks’ sale will score a touchdown for charity 8 years after Paul Allen’s death…
Paul Allen, wearing a gray jacket, salutes the crowd during a celebration of the Seattle Seahawks' S…

There aren’t enough geriatricians – here’s how older adults can still get the right care
Geriatricians are trained to look beyond individual illnesses that older adults may face, and instea…

