Searching reporters’ homes, suing journalists and repressing citizen dissent are well-known steps toward autocracy
Neither of these men -- US President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin -- likes being held accountable by the press.Contributor/Getty ImagesThe FBI search of a Washington Post r...
Konstantin Zhukov, Assistant Professor of Economics, Indiana University; Institute for Humane Studies
Climate engineering would alter the oceans, reshaping marine life – our new study examines each method’s risks
Phytoplankton blooms, seen by satellite in the Baltic Sea, pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.European Space Agency via Flickr, CC BY-SAClimate change is already fueling dangerous heat waves, r...
Kelsey Roberts, Post-Doctoral Scholar in Marine Ecology, Cornell University; UMass Dartmouth
Reddit and TikTok - with the help of AI - are reshaping how researchers understand substance use
Only a small percentage of people with substance use disorder seek treatment, but millions of people discuss their experiences with drugs in online communities. vladans/iStock via Getty ImagesWhen you...
Layla Bouzoubaa, Doctoral Student in Information Science, Drexel University
Broncos say their new stadium will be ‘privately financed,’ but ‘private’ often still means hundreds…
In September 2025, the Denver Broncos announced their plan to build a new, privately financed stadiu…
For some Jewish women, ‘passing’ as Christian during the Holocaust could mean survival – but left sc…
A 1943 post office identification card for Annelies Herz, a German Jewish woman who managed to survi…
There’s an intensifying kind of threat to academic freedom – watchful students serving as informants…
Approximately 58% of faculty interviewed in a national survey in 2024 reported self-censoring. PM Im…
Building ‘beloved community’: Remembering the friendship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Buddhist…
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., left, appears at a Chicago news conference with Buddhist monk Thich…
US military has a long history in Greenland, from mining during WWII to a nuclear-powered Army base …
Rusting fuel drums and vehicles remain at an abandoned U.S. World War II base in Greenland. Posnov/M…
Could ChatGPT convince you to buy something? Threat of manipulation looms as AI companies gear up to…
AI advertising could be hard to resist – or even recognize.showcake/iStock via Getty ImagesEig…
From a new flagship space telescope to lunar exploration, global cooperation – and competition – wil…
The U.S. is planning a crewed flight around the Moon in 2026. AP PhotoIn 2026, astronauts will trave…