Fluoride prevents tooth decay among the most vulnerable

Supreme Court could narrow the scope of federal environmental reviews, with less consideration of how projects would contribute to climate change

J.B. Ruhl, Vanderbilt University

The Supreme Court will consider how far outward federal agencies should look when they analyze how a proposed action could affect the environment.

What short-lived martial law says about South Korean democracy and the position of President Yoon

Myunghee Lee, Michigan State University

In the space of just a few hours, South Korea looked to be backsliding toward autocratic rule.

One’s a Hugh Grant thriller, one’s a hot-mess reality show – and both center on stereotypes about Mormon women

Rebecca Janzen, University of South Carolina

The characterization of Latter-day Saints on shows like ‘Heretic’ and ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ says more about the rest of America than the church itself.

AI Jesus might ‘listen’ to your confession, but it can’t absolve your sins − a scholar of Catholicism explains

Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross

In the future, a program like AI Jesus could be used to hear confessions around the clock. But with no experience of having a human body, it cannot engage or absolve human sins.

America’s counties are less purple than they used to be

Robert J. Vanderbei, Princeton University

Showing just red and blue states doesn’t paint an accurate picture of national politics.

Notre Dame reopens in Paris 5 years after fire – its reconstruction preserves the past and illuminates France’s modern ambitions

Irit Kleiman, Boston University

For the French, the 850-year-old Gothic cathedral has been both a source of inspiration and a symbol of the nation’s glorious past.

How right-wing media is like improv theater

Danielle Lee Tomson, University of Washington; Kate Starbird, University of Washington

Improv theater is known for improvisation, audience participation and riffing on memes and stories circulating on social and traditional media – all hallmarks of right-wing media.

Is masculine anxiety spurring support for Trump among Gen Z?

Nick Lehr, The Conversation

What does it mean if young men sense that their masculinity is under threat? Or if they sense a bleak and hopeless future?

Music can change how you feel about the past

Noam Chomsky at 96: The linguist, educator, philosopher and public thinker has had a massive intellectual and moral influence

Are trans women ‘biologically male’? The answer is complicated