Iran’s military forces combine state-of-the-art drones and hackers with out-of-date conventional weapons
Revolutionary Guard personnel stand under an Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicle, the Shahed-136, while participating in a military rally in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 10, 2025. Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto...
Paul J. Springer, Professor of Comparative Military Studies, Air University
Trump’s clash with the pope reenacts a 1,000-year-old question: What happens when sacred and secular power collide?
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as emperor on Christmas Day, 800 A.D.Levan Ramishvili/Flickr via Wikimedia CommonsAlarm over the war of words between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV has escal...
Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Professor of Medieval History, University of Rhode Island
Salty drinking water could be increasing your blood pressure – people living in coastal areas are most at risk
When people consider what causes high blood pressure, they often think of lifestyle factors, such as eating salty foods, lack of exercise or smoking. However, an unexpected source of salt might also b...
Rajiv Chowdhury, Professor of Global Health, Florida International University
Ads for GLP-1 drugs are flooding the internet – here’s how to know if it’s safe to buy them online…
Websites that sell compounded versions of GLP-1 drugs are not allowed to sell them under the brand n…
Why women in groups face a ‘collaboration penalty’ that solo female stars like Taylor Swift and Coco…
Whether in sports, music or business, all-women teams earn less. Minnesota Lynx guard Renee Montgome…
Thousands of AI-written, edited or ‘polished’ books are being sold – an eerie echo of Orwell’s ‘nove…
When it comes to machine-produced 'literature,' does it really matter whether the outputs can pass f…
Why Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon prayer services challenge traditional notions of separation of church an…
The wall between church and state appears increasingly thin.hayesphotography/iStock Getty Images Plu…
Your local fishing hole is getting browner, changing which fish species thrive and which ones strugg…
Increased carbon in runoff from land is turning freshwaters darker.Andrew P. Hendry via FlickrThe la…
Strait of Hormuz: Why the US and Iran are sailing in very different legal waters
A vessel heads toward the Strait of Hormuz on April 8, 2026.Shady Alassar/Anadolu via Getty ImagesTh…