EPA to coal plants: Clean up or shut down

The power of touch is vital for both reading and writing

Naomi S. Baron, American University

When asked, students say that touch is important in developing reading and writing skills. Research backs them up.

Electric air taxis are on the way – quiet eVTOLs may be flying passengers as early as 2025

Jamey Jacob, Oklahoma State University

The development of air taxis is being driven by a blend of visionary entrepreneurship and technological advancements spurred by the electric car revolution.

Climbers have turned Mount Everest into a high-altitude garbage dump, but sustainable solutions are within reach

Suzanne OConnell, Wesleyan University; Alton C. Byers, University of Colorado Boulder

Mountain tourism brings revenues to Nepal but leaves a mess behind. Local and international groups are offering new cleanup strategies.

Hate crimes laws passed in Washington have been remarkably ineffective in protecting LGBTQ people for decades

Christopher Ewing, Purdue University

Hate crime legislation is often touted as a progressive tool to end violence and champion inclusion. Its origins tell a more complicated story.

To reduce Black-on-Black crime, two criminal justice experts explain why offering monthly stipends to people at risk makes sense

Thaddeus L. Johnson, Georgia State University; Natasha N. Johnson, Georgia State University

Research has shown that anti-gun violence programs have more success when they address root causes such as generational poverty, easy access to guns and a lack of affordable housing.

Cassava: The perilous past and promising future of a toxic but nourishing crop

Stephen Wooding, University of California, Merced

Cassava’s many assets would seem to make it the ideal crop, except for one drawback: It’s highly poisonous. Human ingenuity has made cassava edible for millennia.

Is scientific discovery driven by great individuals or by great teams?

Denisa Mindruta, HEC Paris Business School

New research reveals star scientists contribute surprisingly little to scientific discovery.

For the ancient Maya, cracked mirrors were a path to the world beyond

James L. Fitzsimmons, Middlebury

Broken mirrors can be associated with bad luck, but for the ancient Maya, a cracked mirror was often desirable.

The biblical character who goes ‘down the rabbit hole’ into an alternate reality − just like Alice in Wonderland

Ryan M. Armstrong, Oklahoma State University

The Book of Job and ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ both make fun of preachy know-it-alls and resist conventions of their genres.

Why are some people faster than others? 2 exercise scientists explain the secrets of running speed

Third parties will affect the 2024 campaigns, but election laws written by Democrats and Republicans will prevent them from winning

Teens see social media algorithms as accurate reflections of themselves, study finds