Dietary supplements are wholly unregulated

Supreme Court heads into uncharted, dangerous territory as it considers Trump insurrection case

Jessica A. Schoenherr, University of South Carolina; Jonathan M. King, West Virginia University

With their upcoming decision concerning whether Donald Trump can appear on the Colorado ballot, Supreme Court justices face the possibility that the ruling could be ignored or defied by the public.

There are reasons to believe a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians is closer than ever

Benjamin Case, Arizona State University

While the conflict between Hamas and Israel is unique, the case of South Africa’s border war – and subsequent fall of apartheid – might offer lessons that apply to the Middle East.

Peer review isn’t perfect − I know because I teach others how to do it and I’ve seen firsthand how it comes up short

JT Torres, Quinnipiac University

Politics and the lack of compensation are among the factors that can undermine the peer review process, which is important to the quality of knowledge in academic journals.

From rebel to retail − inside Bob Marley’s posthumous musical and merchandising empire

Mike Alleyne, Middle Tennessee State University

How did a musician whose songs were suffused with messages of anti-capitalism and anti-imperialism become so commercialized?

Driving the best possible bargain now isn’t the best long-term strategy, according to game theory

Kate Vitasek, University of Tennessee

‘Winning’ in negotiations isn’t always the best approach.

Black travelers want authentic engagement, not checkboxes

Alana Dillette, San Diego State University; Stefanie Benjamin, University of Tennessee

Black travelers want the tourism industry to recognize their full identity. That will require more than procedural checkboxes and targeted advertising.

Perils of pet poop – so much more than just unsightly and smelly, it can spread disease

Julia Wuerz, University of Florida

The signs that remind you to pick up after your pet are not just trying to keep public spaces clean; they’re urging you to help safeguard your community’s health.

AI helps students skip right to the good stuff in this intro programming course

Leo Porter, University of California, San Diego; Daniel Zingaro, University of Toronto

Learning to program requires mastering the nitty-gritty of code syntax. Generative AI turns out to be good at that. Adding AI to intro programming courses frees students to focus on problem-solving.

What is an atmospheric river? With flooding and mudslides in California, a hydrologist explains the good and bad of these storms and how they’re changing

Qian Cao, University of California, San Diego

These giant rivers in the sky are both destructive and essential for the Western U.S. water supply.

Self-extinguishing batteries could reduce the risk of deadly and costly battery fires

Apparao Rao, Clemson University; Bingan Lu, Hunan University

Lithium-ion battery fires are becoming increasingly common as electric vehicles spread, and are hard to extinguish. A new approach uses an electrolyte based on a commercial fire extinguisher.

Super Bowl ads: It’s getting harder for commercials to score with consumers

How can I get ice off my car? An engineer who studies airborne particles shares some quick and easy techniques

What do your blood test results mean? A toxicologist explains the basics of how to interpret them