Elon Musk and Trump share similar space goals

Even fictional presidents don’t look like Kamala Harris − although Black men and white women have been represented in the Oval Office

Peter Kastor, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis

Over the past half-century, American media has usually proclaimed that Black men and white women can be great presidents. But they have to be one or the other: a Black man or a white woman.

LGBTQ people have a troubled relationship with police − new survey shows high rates of harassment, abuse and distrust

Stefan Vogler, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A landmark study of police-LGBTQ relations finds that 21% of respondents have been stopped by police in the past year, and 53% of Black trans respondents have been the victims of police brutality.

How Ohio schools reduced chronic absenteeism

Anthony James, Miami University

An Ohio law targeting student suspensions had a happy side effect. Requiring schools to use a positive approach to discipline reduced chronic absenteeism, study says.

International students will offer a big boost to the US economy this back-to-school season

Barnet Sherman, Boston University

Every year, international students offer a welcome infusion of financial aid to communities across the US.

Hotel guests are getting used to refillable shampoos and less housekeeping, study suggests

Farhad Tabatabaei, University of Delaware

Previous research had found that consumers think these types of eco-friendly policies are inconvenient.

Mammary glands in a dish − what miniature organs reveal about evolution, lactation, regeneration and breast cancer

Gat Rauner, Tufts University

Organoids of mammary glands can help researchers more efficiently study lactation, with findings that could apply to fields ranging from agriculture to medicine.

JD Vance is no pauper − he’s a classic example of ‘poornography,’ in which the rich try to speak on behalf of the poor

Lennard J. Davis, University of Illinois Chicago

It happens in journalism and it happens in the arts. But in Congress – where just 2% of representatives held blue-collar or service-industry jobs before entering politics – it’s rampant.

Wildfires don’t just burn farmland − they can contaminate the water farmers use to irrigate crops and support livestock

Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University

Just like fires can contaminate municipal water systems by melting pipes, farms’ and ranches’ water supply systems are at risk. A first-of-its-kind study after the Maui fires explores the harms.

FDA rejects MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD treatment – a drug researcher explains the challenges psychedelics face

Benjamin Y. Fong, Arizona State University

The FDA’s decision shines a light on some of the unique obstacles that psychedelic drugs may face on the path to approval.

Dementia risk factors identified in new global report are all preventable – addressing them could reduce dementia rates by 45%

Remembering the longest journey to Auschwitz – the deportation of Rhodes’ Jews decimated a small but vibrant community with centuries of Mediterranean history

Imane Khelif’s gold medal run shows how sex testing in women’s sports puts regulators in an impossible bind