-
Editor's Choice
Chemicals from the smoke lingered inside homes long after the wildfires were out – studies tracked the harm
Yifang Zhu, University of California, Los Angeles When wildfires began racing through the Los Angeles area on Jan. 7, 2025,…
Read More » -
January 18 Holidays: Celebrations and Observances Worldwide
The German Empire: A Comprehensive Historical Analysis
The German Empire, also known as Deutsches Kaiserreich, marked a pivotal period in European history, spanning from its establishment in…
Read More » -
Editor's Choice
The US used to be really dirty – environmental cleanup laws have made a huge difference
James Salzman, University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Los Angeles Growing up in the 1970s, I took for…
Read More » -
Editor's Choice
What is autistic burnout? And what can you do about it?
Sam Arnold, Western Sydney University and Julianne Maree Higgins, UNSW Sydney Many autistic people face challenges in their daily life…
Read More » -
Editor's Choice
Do I have to rinse out my swimsuit after the pool? A textile scientist has the answer
Carolina Quintero Rodriguez, RMIT University Summer means sunshine, beach days, and afternoons by the pool … which means wearing swimwear…
Read More » -
Editor's Choice
More floods are coming. Here’s what actually works to help people prepare
Brian Robert Cook, The University of Melbourne; Nicholas Harrigan, Macquarie University, and Peter Kamstra, The University of Melbourne Weekend storms…
Read More » -
Quotes
Carl David Anderson Quotes
Carl David Anderson (3 September 1905 – 11 January 1991) was an American physicist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in…
Read More » -
Book
An attack on left-wing, literary ‘culture police’ displays the flawed thinking it aims to critique
Dan Dixon, University of Sydney Adam Szetela’s That Book Is Dangerous! makes the case that we exist in the…
Read More » -
Editor's Choice
How hot is too hot? Here’s what to consider when exercising in the heat
Samuel Chalmers, Adelaide University and Yuri Hosokawa, Waseda University If you like to exercise outdoors, summer gives you more…
Read More » -
Editor's Choice
Viral outbreaks are always on the horizon – here are the viruses an infectious disease expert is watching in 2026
Patrick Jackson, University of Virginia A new year might mean new viral threats. Old viruses are constantly evolving. A warming…
Read More » -
Editor's Choice
Risks young chimps take as they swing through the trees underscore role of protective parenting in humans
Laura M. MacLatchy, University of Michigan and Lauren Sarringhaus, James Madison University Adolescents are known for risky behavior, with teenagers…
Read More » -
Editor's Choice
Grok produces sexualized photos of women and minors for users on X – a legal scholar explains why it’s happening and what can be done
Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University Since the end of December, 2025, X’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, has responded to many users’…
Read More » -
Book
Geoffrey Robertson believes international law is failing us – but the solutions are unclear
Paul Taucher, Murdoch University World of War Crimes: Eyeless in Gaza … and Beyond, the latest book by barrister and…
Read More » -
Editor's Choice
The western US is in a snow drought, and storms have been making it worse
The western US is in a snow drought, and storms have been making it worse Skiers and snowboarders walk across dry…
Read More » -
Editor's Choice
Can we use bees as a model of intelligent alien life to develop interstellar communication?
Scarlett Howard, Monash University; Adrian Dyer, Monash University, and Andrew Greentree, RMIT University Humans have always been fascinated with…
Read More »
