Does NATO membership bind the US to attack?

US laws created during slavery are still on the books. A legal scholar wants to at least acknowledge that history in legal citations

Justin Simard, Michigan State University

Since 2020, a team of legal researchers has collected more than 12,000 cases involving enslaved people and more than 40,000 cases that cite those cases.

Digital public archaeology: Excavating data from digs done decades ago and connecting with today’s communities

Emily Fletcher, Purdue University

Archaeologists preserve records of their excavations, but many are never analyzed. Digital archaeology is making these records more accessible and analyzing the data in new ways.

Keeping astronauts healthy in space isn’t easy − new training programs will prepare students to perform medicine while thousands of miles away from Earth

Arian Anderson, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Future space missions will fly farther and longer than ever before – which means crew members may need more involved medical care in space.

Philly has highest STI rates in the country – improving sex ed in schools and access to at-home testing could lower rates

Carlos Mahaffey, Purdue University

Syphilis cases have increased 30% among 15- to 24-year-olds in Philadelphia since 2019, while cases of gonorrhea are up 18%. Chlamydia cases have decreased but remain high.

Southern Baptists may have rejected a constitutional amendment opposing female pastors, but that does not mean they are changing their views on women’s leadership in church

Susan M. Shaw, Oregon State University

A scholar who studies Southern Baptists explains why the denomination’s ultraconservative beliefs about women remain the same.

What is a heat dome? A meteorologist explains the weather phenomenon baking the northeast quarter of the US

William Gallus, Iowa State University

Heat domes are a dangerous part of summer weather. Millions of Americans are facing exceptionally high temperatures going into summer 2024.

The free trade myth: how the US manipulates global markets for economic supremacy

Jostein Hauge, University of Cambridge

For the past half century, successive US governments have championed free trade. But do they practice what they preach?

Mauritius’ next growth phase: a new plan is needed as the tax haven era fades

Pritish Behuria, University of Manchester

There is a danger that if offshore sector revenues dry up, the Mauritian economy will soon face economic turmoil.

Modern-day outlaws, ‘sovereign citizens’ threaten the rule of law

Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate change

Abortion bans are changing what it means to be young in America