Cómo los atardeceres rojos de Hawái permitieron a un científico aficionado descubrir las corrientes en chorro

The eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 sent volcanic dust and gases circling the Earth, creating spectacular sunsets captured by artists.William Ashcroft via Houghton Library/Harvard UniversityDurante la tarde del 5 de septiembre de 1883, la gente de Honol...

Facebook's algorithms fueled massive foreign propaganda campaigns during the 2020 election – here's how algorithms can manipulate you

Facebook has known that its algorithms enable trolls to spread propoganda.STR/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesAn internal Facebook report found that the social media platform’s algorithms – the r...

Filippo Menczer, Luddy Distinguished Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University

New treatments for COVID-19 may stave off the worst effects of the virus

Emergency medical technicians aid a COVID-19 patient at his home in Louisville, Kentucky. Like much of the U.S., Louisville is experiencing an uptick in COVID-19 patients requiring emergency transport...

Patrick Jackson, Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia

The Supreme Court has overturned precedent dozens of times in the past 60 years, including when it struck down legal segregation

How much importance does the Supreme Court place on prior decisions?Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesIt is a central principle of law: Courts are supposed to follow earlier decisions – precedent &ndash...

David Schultz, Professor of Law, University of Minnesota; Professor of Political Science, Hamline University

A giant space rock demolished an ancient Middle Eastern city and everyone in it – possibly inspiring the Biblical story of Sodom

Artist's evidence-based depiction of the blast, which had the power of 1,000 Hiroshimas.Allen West and Jennifer Rice, CC BY-NDAs the inhabitants of an ancient Middle Eastern city now called Tall el-Ha...

Christopher R. Moore, Archaeologist and Special Projects Director at the Savannah River Archaeological Research Program and South Carolina Institute for Archaeology and Anthropology, University of South Carolina

CHRIS ST. JOHN : My Musical Journey

At a very young age I became intensely aware of music. I used to listen to songs with my great grandmother on her stand-up Victrola. While letting me sip coffee with milk and sugar from her saucer, ...

CHRIS ST. JOHN

FDA panel recommends limiting Pfizer booster shots to Americans 65 and older, and those at high risk of severe COVID-19

No third dose for now.AP Photo/Robert F. BukatyThe key scientific advisory council of the Food and Drug Administration has voted to deny use of a “booster” shot of Pfizer’s mRNA vacc...

Matthew Woodruff, Instructor of Human Immunology, Emory University

Are COVID-19 boosters ethical, with half the world waiting for a first shot? A bioethicist weighs in

People wait in line to receive a vaccine shot against COVID-19 in Belgrade, Serbia, Aug. 17, 2021. Serbia and other countries have started administering booster doses. Meanwhile, more than half the wo...

Nancy S. Jecker, Professor of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine, University of Washington

'Tax the rich'? Democrats' plans to make the wealthy pay a little more will barely dent America's long slide from progressive taxation

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez making a fashion statement.Ray Tamarra/GC Images via Getty ImagesDemanding tax increases on the rich is back in fashion – both in the corridors of the House o...

Gabriel Zucman, Associate Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley

Biden urges countries to slash methane emissions 30% – here's why it's crucial for protecting climate and health, and how it can pay for itself

Methane is the world’s second most abundant greenhouse gas, and it’s many times more potent than carbon dioxide.Vanderlei Almeida/AFP via Getty ImagesThe U.S. and European Union are workin...

Drew Shindell, Professor of Climate Sciences, Duke University

Directed energy weapons shoot painful but non-lethal beams – are similar weapons behind the Havana syndrome?

A television reporter reacts to being hit by a heat ray during a demonstration of the U.S. military's Active Denial System.Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty ImagesThe latest episodes of so-called Havana ...

Iain Boyd, Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder