Preventive care may no longer be free in 2026 because of HIV stigma − unless the Trump administration successfully defends the ACA

After a group of employers refused to provide their employees access to free HIV prevention treatment, the Supreme Court may decide whether insurers are required to fully cover preventive care.

Paul Shafer, Assistant Professor of Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University • conversation
April 15, 2025 ~12 min

How bird flu differs from seasonal flu − an infectious disease researcher explains

Avian influenza infections in the US have been rising over the past year, but there’s no evidence so far that people can infect each other with this strain of the virus.

Hanna D. Paton, PhD Candidate in Immunology, University of Iowa • conversation
April 15, 2025 ~10 min


Volcanic ash is a silent killer, more so than lava: What Alaska needs to know with Mount Spurr likely to erupt

When volcanoes like Alaska’s Mount Spurr erupt, the ash can damage people’s lungs, smother crops and kill animals, and the harm can continue to spread long afterward.

David Kitchen, Associate Professor of Geology, University of Richmond • conversation
April 15, 2025 ~10 min

25 years of Everglades restoration has improved drinking water for millions in Florida, but a new risk is rising

Changes to the landscape and pollution have harmed this vital ecosystem known as the ‘river of grass.’

John Kominoski, Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida International University • conversation
April 15, 2025 ~10 min

When dogs return to nature – just how domesticated are our pooches really?

The story of a miniature dachshund surviving in the wild shows we may not know our pets as well as we might like to think.

Jacqueline Boyd, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
April 15, 2025 ~7 min

How mine water could warm up the UK’s forgotten coal towns

Funding gaps, regulatory red tape and a shortage of skilled workers are stalling the UK’s mine-water heating projects.

Cathy Hollis, Chair of Carbonate Geoscience, University of Manchester • conversation
April 15, 2025 ~8 min

How paranormal beliefs help people cope in uncertain times

It’s important to recognise how deeply supernatural beliefs influence people, rather than dismissing or ignoring them.

Neil Dagnall, Professor in Applied Cognitive Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University • conversation
April 14, 2025 ~7 min

New UK system to protect satellites against attack shows how global conflict has spilled into outer space

Space is becoming “increasingly contested”, according to military experts.

Jessie Hamill-Stewart, PhD Researcher, University of Bath • conversation
April 14, 2025 ~7 min


Why ‘de-extinct’ dire wolves are a Trojan horse to hide humanity’s destruction of nature

Extinction is, for the time being, forever – and a symptom of our global economic system.

Rich Grenyer, Associate Professor in Biogeography and Biodiversity, University of Oxford • conversation
April 14, 2025 ~8 min

Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research

Water-rich meteorites contain key ingredients for life, yet they barely appear in meteorite collections. Recent research using shooting stars may explain why.

Patrick M. Shober, Postdoctoral Fellow in Planetary Sciences, NASA • conversation
April 14, 2025 ~8 min

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