Elizabeth II's 'deliciously disruptive' legacy

Queen Elizabeth II: a modernizer who steered the British monarchy into the 21st century

Sean Lang, Anglia Ruskin University

Elizabeth II was a safe pair of hands for the British monarchy in a turbulent and changing era.

How Ukraine is adapting the ancient practice of trophy displays for modern propaganda

Anya Free, University of California, Davis

Displays of captured Russian weaponry aim to show the strength of the foe Ukrainians face, but also that victory is possible.

Burning Man highlights the primordial human need for ritual

Dimitris Xygalatas, University of Connecticut

In Nevada, people create a makeshift city toward the end of summer and later burn it down. What’s behind this event, and what makes it meaningful?

Must a wedding website designer serve LGBT clients? A groundbreaking Supreme Court judgment could decide

Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton

303 Creative v. Elenis gives SCOTUS another chance to set precedent about what happens when First Amendment freedoms come at a cost to civil rights.

If you really want to be inclusive, stop using ‘Latinx’

Melissa K. Ochoa, Saint Louis University

Some Spanish-speaking activists are already using a different gender-inclusive term that could be a better replacement for Latino or Latina.

Why are some people mosquito magnets and others unbothered? A medical entomologist points to metabolism, body odor and mindset

Jonathan Day, University of Florida

Mosquitoes can track down potential hosts using the CO2 released by humans’ metabolic processes, a medical entomologist explains.

La Crosse virus is the second-most common virus in the US spread by mosquitoes – and can cause severe neurological damage in rare cases

Rebecca Trout Fryxell, University of Tennessee

Not all cases of La Crosse disease affect the neurological system, but those that do can be severe and sometimes fatal – especially in children.

Queen Elizabeth II: why Charles is already king and other key constitutional questions answered

Queen Elizabeth: monarch who had to adjust to the shift from Empire to Commonwealth

Heat pumps can cut your energy costs by up to 90%. It’s not magic, just a smart use of the laws of physics

Kenya’s elections are proof of change since 2007 violence, but more reform is needed

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