Why unlocking Venezuelan oil won’t mean much for US energy prices
A sculpture of a hand holding an oil rig stands outside the headquarters of Venezuela's national oil company. Pedro Mattey/AFP via Getty ImagesIn the wake of U.S. forces’ arrest of Venezuelan Pr...
Amy Myers Jaffe, Director, Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab, and Research Professor, New York University; Tufts University
Martin Luther King Jr. was ahead of his time in pushing for universal basic income
Martin Luther King Jr. became involved not just in fights over racial equality but also economic hardship.Ted S. Warren/APEach year on the holiday that bears his name, Martin Luther King Jr. is rememb...
Tarah Williams, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Allegheny College
Rural areas have darker skies but fewer resources for students interested in astronomy – telescopes in schools can help
Observing the night sky can get kids interested in astronomy and STEM careers. Jeremy Thomas/UnsplashThe night sky has long sparked wonder and curiosity. Early civilizations studied the stars and trac...
Emma Marcucci, Executive Director of STARS, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Smithsonian Institution
Research institutions tout the value of scholarship that crosses disciplines – but academia pushes i…
Interdisciplinary researchers are trained to conduct work that crosses between fields. PixelsEffect/…
From flammable neighborhoods to moral hazards, fire insurance maps capture early US cities and the l…
1909 Sanborn map of Suffolk County in Boston, Mass.Library of CongressImagine a map that allows you …
Viruses aren’t all bad: In the ocean, some help fuel the food web – a new study shows how
A research ship sails in the Atlantic Ocean, where scientists are studying the roles of marine virus…
3 ways US actions in Venezuela violated international law
International law generally prohibits prosecuting a head of state in a foreign court.AP Photo/Elizab…
Nearly half of Detroit seniors spend at least 30% of their income on housing costs − even as real es…
The high costs of maintaining a home can put Detroit seniors at risk.Nick Hagen/The Washington Post …
Small businesses say they aren’t planning to hire many recent graduates for entry-level jobs – here’…
Small businesses often do not have the time or resources to onboard recent graduates with little or …
Wars without clear purpose erode presidential legacies, and Trump risks political consequences with …
The body of U.S. Army Spc. Israel Candelaria Mejias is carried in a transfer case at Dover Air Force…