Why are countries trying to land on the Moon?

Trump out on bail – a criminal justice expert explains the system of cash bail

Megan T. Stevenson, University of Virginia

One by one, former President Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants in the Georgia presidential election interference case turned themselves in for arrest at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta.

AI scores in the top percentile of creative thinking

Erik Guzik, University of Montana

Researchers had college students and AI take a standardized test in creative thinking, and all of them were scored by trained evaluators who didn’t know in advance that some had been completed by AI.

Screen time is contributing to chronic sleep deprivation in tweens and teens – a pediatric sleep expert explains how critical sleep is to kids’ mental health

Maida Lynn Chen, University of Washington

Exposure to screens before bedtime can contribute to chronic sleep deprivation, which raises the risk for anxiety, depression and even suicidal thoughts.

How some Muslim and non-Muslim rappers alike embrace Islam’s greeting of peace

Margarita Guillory, Boston University; Jeta Luboteni, Boston University

In many parts of the world, hip-hop has become a way for Muslim artists to assert their belonging and identity.

How educational research could play a greater role in K-12 school improvement

Detris Honora Adelabu, Boston University

A veteran education researcher raises questions about whether educational research is actually being put to use.

Brics expansion: six more nations are set to join - what they’re buying into

Bhaso Ndzendze, University of Johannesburg

The disparate nature of the six prospective members is bound to spark debate about the real nature of Brics.

Wagner group’s Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly died in private jet crash – if confirmed, it wouldn’t be first time someone who crossed Putin met a suspicious demise

What is most likely going on in Area 51? A national security historian explains why you won’t find aliens there

8 GOP candidates debate funding to Ukraine, Trump’s future and – covertly, with dog whistles – race