Natural hazards don’t disappear when the storm ends or the earthquake stops – they evolve

Risk models can’t rely just on the past anymore. A team of geoscientists suggest new ways to forecast evolving hazards in real time as cascading disaster risk worsens.

Brian J. Yanites, Associate Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Science. Professor of Surficial and Sedimentary Geology, Indiana University • conversation
June 26, 2025 ~7 min

Why evolution can explain human testicle size but not our unique chins

Why human testicles are so different to chimpanzees’ and gorillas’.

Max Telford, Jodrell Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy, UCL • conversation
June 26, 2025 ~7 min


Why your holiday flight is still not being powered by sustainable aviation fuel

Worries about investment and cost are stalling progress.

Salman Ahmad, Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, University of the West of Scotland • conversation
June 26, 2025 ~6 min

Grilling with lump charcoal: Is US-grown hardwood really in that bag?

None of the analyzed bags of lump charcoal gave buyers as much effective grilling fuel as their labels promised.

Adriana Costa, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Bioproducts, Mississippi State University • conversation
June 26, 2025 ~6 min

How huge migrating animal puppets captivate in ways that climate news can’t

Beyond theatres, puppets can affect people in everyday spaces, just as The Herds does.

Matt Smith, Reader in Applied Theatre and Puppetry, University of Portsmouth • conversation
June 26, 2025 ~5 min

Using TikTok could be making you more politically polarized, new study finds

Users on TikTok gravitate to networks of like-minded people, but right-leaning users tend to be in more tightly sealed echo chambers.

Zicheng Cheng, Assistant Professor of Mass Communications, University of Arizona • conversation
June 26, 2025 ~5 min

Uranium enrichment: A chemist explains how the surprisingly common element is processed to power reactors and weapons

Uranium enrichment concentrates one specific type of the atom to create a substance that can generate massive amounts of energy.

André O. Hudson, Dean of the College of Science, Professor of Biochemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology • conversation
June 26, 2025 ~6 min

I’m a physician who has looked at hundreds of studies of vaccine safety, and here’s some of what RFK Jr. gets wrong

The health secretary has made many inaccurate statements about vaccines. But the science is clear that vaccines have dramatically reduced childhood illness, disability and death.

Jake Scott, Clinical Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases, Stanford University • conversation
June 26, 2025 ~10 min


UK’s F-35A fighter jet deal problem: the RAF has no aircraft to refuel them in mid-air

The F-35A is not compatible with the UK’s current fleet of tanker aircraft.

Arun Dawson, PhD Candidate, Department of War Studies, King's College London • conversation
June 26, 2025 ~6 min

Checking in on New England’s fishing industry 25 Years after ‘The Perfect Storm’ hit movie theaters

Fishing was once more open to all off New England. After devastating fishery collapses, stricter rules helped fish stocks recover, but they also changed the face of fishing and the lives of fishermen.

Stephanie Otts, Director of National Sea Grant Law Center, University of Mississippi • conversation
June 25, 2025 ~9 min

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