Biden's asylum order won't be a quick, easy fix

Emigration: The hidden catalyst behind the rise of the radical right in Europe’s depopulating regions

Rafaela Dancygier, Princeton University; David Laitin, Stanford University

Researchers find a relationship between population declines in rural areas and support for populist radical right parties in 28 EU countries.

All shook up? UK’s Nigel Farage is the latest to bear the brunt of pelting as popular politics

Nusrat S. Chowdhury, Amherst College

From ancient Rome to modern times, pelting has been a performance of crowd defiance in all its joyous, furious and lawbreaking glory.

Job figures are coming out, and here’s my prediction: The markets will overreact to the headlines

Jeffrey Hart, Auburn University

For a more nuanced view, dig beneath the numbers that make the news.

Young adults who fare relatively well after spending time in the child welfare system say steady support from caring grown-ups made a big difference

Julie Cederbaum, University of Southern California

It’s hard to start living on your own after turning 18 and aging out of foster care.

‘The first wave went through hell’ – how the 16th Infantry Regiment’s heroism helped bring victory on D-Day

Joseph Harris Carpenter, University of Texas at Arlington

In the first wave to hit the beach, troops were met by withering German gunfire. But they kept pushing and established a small beachhead from which the invasion could continue.

Rangers led the way in the D-Day landings 80 years ago

James Sandy, University of Texas at Arlington

The fight up the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc and the battle across Omaha Beach were spearheaded by a relatively new type of unit: Army Rangers.

A jacket, a coin, a letter − relics of Omaha Beach battle tell the story of D-Day 80 years later

Frank A. Blazich Jr., Smithsonian Institution

Artifacts held in the National Museum of American History provide personal details about the Normandy invasion.

Soviet media downplayed the significance of the D-Day invasion

Stephen Norris, Miami University

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said D-Day ‘was not a game changer’ in World War II – and Soviet media delivered that message starting the day after the invasion.

Cities contain pockets of nature – our study shows which species are most tolerant of urbanization

Joseph Curti, University of California, Los Angeles; Morgan Tingley, University of California, Los Angeles

Even in a concrete jungle like Los Angeles, wild species show up in surprising places. New research identifies the types of wildlife that best tolerate urban development.

90% of Michigan state troopers are white − why making the force more representative is a challenge

Ann Marie Ryan, Michigan State University

From culture shock to a lack of family support, slow progress on diversity in police recruitment reflects real challenges in a tough field.

Boeing’s Starliner launches toward the International Space Station − an important milestone for commercial spaceflight

Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University

The Starliner launched June 5 after several delays, making it the first commercial crew craft that’s not SpaceX’s Dragon to lift off.

AI plus gene editing promises to shift biotech into high gear

Marc Zimmer, Connecticut College

AI has learned the ins and outs of proteins. Gene editing gives scientists control of life’s molecular machinery. Together they could lead to a revolution in biotechnology.

The disproportionate toll that COVID-19 took on people with diabetes continues today

Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, UMass Amherst

People with diabetes are about twice as likely to become seriously ill with COVID-19 compared with those who don’t have diabetes.

Inside the rise and fall of one of the world’s most powerful writing groups

Christine Larson, University of Colorado Boulder

In its bankruptcy filing, the Romance Writers of America blamed ‘disputes concerning diversity, equity and inclusion’ for its membership declining by an astounding 80%.

Summer reading: 5 young-adult fiction novels that explore LGBTQ+ teen lives

James B. Blasingame, Arizona State University; Gabriel Acevedo, Arizona State University

The twists and turns of teenage years take on new meaning in these 5 books about LGBTQ+ youth.

What the statue of a kneeling enslaved man in the Emancipation Memorial of 1876 tells us about its history − an art historian explains

Virginia Raguin, College of the Holy Cross

The image of a kneeling person in chains was first used in a seal commissioned by the Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, established by English Quakers in 1787.

Creative flow: what’s going on inside the brain when everything just clicks

Gemma Ware, The Conversation

Neuroscientist John Kunios tells The Conversation Weekly podcast about what his new research with jazz musicians revealed about the brain mechanisms of creative flow.

Trump’s lawyers in lawsuits claiming he won in 2020 are getting punished for abusing courts and making unsupported claims and false statements

500 years ago, Machiavelli warned the public not to get complacent in the face of self-interested charismatic figures

An American flag, a pencil sharpener − and the 10 Commandments: Louisiana’s new bill to mandate biblical displays in classrooms is the latest to push limits of religion in public schools