Why highways keep buckling in the searing heat

How can there be ice on the Moon?

Thomas Orlando, Georgia Institute of Technology; Frances Rivera-Hernández, Georgia Institute of Technology; Glenn Lightsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

It’s a fundamental requirement for life on Earth. But how does water exist on such a forbidding world as the Moon?

How people with disabilities got game − the surprisingly long history of access to arcade and video sports

Matt Knutson, University of North Dakota

A pioneering effort that allowed a teenager with a neck injury to play pinball sheds light on today’s vibrant community of esports players with disabilities.

Why are migraines worse during your period? Research in mice points to a hormone called progesterone, offering a new treatment target

Suchitra Joshi, University of Virginia; Jaideep Kapur, University of Virginia

Women typically suffer from more headaches than men, and some people experience migraines only during menstruation.

AIs encode language like brains do − opening a window on human conversations

Zaid Zada, Princeton University

Brains encode language by matching words to patterns of activity. Large language models can do the same thing.

The menstrual cycle is a vital sign and important indicator of overall health − 2 reproductive health experts explain

Evelina Sterling, Kennesaw State University; Margaret Louisa Stubbs, Chatham University

Most doctors ask about the menstrual cycle at well-checks in order to inquire about menstrual problems, pregnancy or menopause. Few recognize that menstruation is a cornerstone of overall health.

Racism and discrimination lead to faster aging through brain network changes, new study finds

Negar Fani, Emory University; Nathaniel Harnett, Harvard University

Black women who are more frequently exposed to racism showed stronger connections in areas of the brain involved in rumination and heightened vigilance, both of which lead to faster biological aging.

Arab Druze community in mourning after tragic rocket strike on Golan Heights soccer field − highlighting challenges for Druze within Israel and the region

Rami Zeedan, University of Kansas

Druze are often held up as the best-integrated of Israel’s Arab minorities. But members of the faith who live in the Golan Heights have an especially complicated relationship with Israel.

As president, Harris could not easily make Roe v. Wade federal law − but she could still make it easier to get an abortion

Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia; Alan Morrison, George Washington University; Sonia Suter, George Washington University

While both Congress and the president have extensive powers, they cannot easily change the law to protect abortions.

Democratic Party’s choice of Harris was undemocratic − and the latest evidence of party leaders distrusting party voters

Daniel Klinghard, College of the Holy Cross

Handing VP Kamala Harris the Democratic presidential nomination without having her compete in primaries is a throwback to less democratic ways of picking nominees, a political scientist says.

In ‘bamboo diplomacy,’ late Vietnam leader Nguyen Phu Trong left a path for smaller nations to navigate great-power rivalries

Jorge Heine, Boston University

Leader of Vietnam’s Communist Party died on July 19, 2024. Among those who paid tribute was US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

I researched the dark side of social media − and heard the same themes in ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

Angeline Close Scheinbaum, Clemson University

An expert on mental health and social media explains why Taylor Swift’s latest album resonates with her.

Trump supporters wasted no time in claiming Kamala Harris is ineligible to be president, but they’re wrong

Childless women − cat ladies or not − have long played key roles in the Catholic Church

Oceans without sharks would be far less healthy – new research