Menstrual health literacy is lacking in the U.S.

Imperiled Ukrainian nuclear power plant has the world on edge – a safety expert explains what could go wrong

Najmedin Meshkati, University of Southern California

Artillery shelling, stressed-out technicians and power supply disruptions increase the chances of catastrophe at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest.

Rapid eye movements in sleeping mice match where they are looking in their dreams, new research finds

Yuta Senzai, University of California, San Francisco; Massimo Scanziani, University of California, San Francisco

Why your eyes move during the REM stage of sleep has puzzled scientists for years. Researchers measured mice brains to look for a possible explanation.

Artemis 1: maiden flight of spacecraft set to take humans back to the Moon – here’s what needs to go right

Gareth Dorrian, University of Birmingham

Will humans be back on the Moon by 2025? It depends on how well the imminent launch of Artemis-1 goes.

If you thought this summer’s heat waves were bad, a new study has some disturbing news about dangerous heat in the future

David Battisti, University of Washington

The tropics are projected to face almost daily dangerous heat by 2100. And “extremely dangerous” heat that’s almost unheard of today will occur more often in several regions.

Child poverty estimates point to a record low in 2021 – here’s how it could have been even lower

Steven Pressman, The New School; Robert H. Scott III, Monmouth University

A tax credit expansion played a bit role in child poverty reduction. But the government’s failure to reach all eligible Americans meant many families never got that temporary benefit.

Salman Rushdie wasn’t the first novelist to suffer an assassination attempt by someone who hadn’t read their book

Jonathan Bate, Arizona State University

Writers seem to be especially vulnerable in polarized times, when the nuances of works are more likely to be overlooked.

4 reasons why abortion laws often clash with the majority’s preferences in the US, from constitutional design to low voter turnout

Matthew A Baum, Harvard Kennedy School; Alauna Safarpour, Harvard Kennedy School; Kristin Lunz Trujillo, Harvard Kennedy School

Why do government policies sometimes fail to reflect the public will? The answer begins with the design of the US government system, forged in the 18th century.

Some refugees stay in temporary status for up to 26 years – how they still manage to create homes and communities

Anita H. Fábos, Clark University; Cathrine Brun, Centre for Lebanese Studies at Lebanese American University

It’s not just Ukrainians. In 2021, nearly 90 million people were forced to flee their homes.

Macron in Africa: a cynical twist to repair the colonial past while keeping a tight grip

A former journalist recalls Ukraine’s 1991 vote for independence — and how its resilience endures

Idi Amin’s ‘economic war’ victimised Uganda’s Africans and Asians alike