Why do women still get judged so harshly for having casual sex?

Jaimie Arona Krems, Oklahoma State University; Michael Varnum, Arizona State University

A new study finds that women are just as likely as men to assume something's wrong with a woman who decides she wants to sleep with a handful of partners.

Colombian city beset by crime declares ‘Black Lives Matter’

Shauna N Gillooly, University of California, Irvine

A lethal turf war between drug traffickers has terrorized Buenaventura, Colombia for months. Now protesters are demanding the government's help to protect people in this mostly Black city.

Local newspapers can help reduce polarization with opinion pages that focus on local issues

Johanna Dunaway, Texas A&M University; Joshua P. Darr, Louisiana State University ; Matthew P. Hitt, Colorado State University

The best op-ed pages operate like a town square, allowing readers to discuss and debate issues important to their communities and beyond. But many now focus on divisive national political issues.

‘WandaVision’ echoes myths of Isis, Orpheus and Kisa Gotami to explain how grief and love persevere

Michael Nichols, Martin University

'WandaVision' reimagines stories from Egyptian and Greek mythology, as well as Buddhist tradition.

Teachers in South Central LA who had personal ties to the neighborhood made better connections with students

Julio Angel Alicea, University of California, Los Angeles

A sociologist asked public high school teachers to draw maps of the neighborhood where they teach. Those with more detailed maps also made stronger cultural connections with their students.

To protect ocean environments, ‘good enough’ might be the best long-term option

Anastasia Quintana, University of California Santa Barbara; Alfredo Giron Nava, Stanford University

In the design of marine protected areas, new research suggests that it might be better to start small in order to gain local trust and support that leads to larger long-term benefits.

Why hurricanes devastate some places over and over again – a meteorologist explains

Athena Masson, University of Florida

The 2021 hurricane season is almost here, and it's forecast to be another busy one. Here's how heat, winds and the shape of the seafloor raise the risk for places like Miami and New Orleans.

Biden’s budget: Why investing in innovation is crucial to reach US climate goals

David M. Hart, George Mason University

Cutting greenhouse gas emissions from key industries like cement and shipping will require technologies that either are in early development or don't exist yet.

With COVID-19 cases surging, Nepal asks global community for urgent vaccine help

Katharine Rankin, University of Toronto; David Citrin, University of Washington; Galen Murton, James Madison University ; Sienna Craig, Dartmouth College

The COVID-19 cases are surging in Nepal, potentially surpassing India's reproduction rate, but the country is out of vaccines. Global aid could help with one of the worst health crisis in South Asia.

Supermoon! Red blood lunar eclipse! It’s all happening at once, but what does that mean?

Shannon Schmoll, Michigan State University

In the early morning of May 26, 2021, there will be a super blood-red lunar eclipse. The show will be spectacular and can all be explained by the orbits of the Earth and Moon.

Employees are feeling burned over broken work-from-home promises and corporate culture ‘BS’ as employers try to bring them back to the office

Kimberly Merriman, University of Massachusetts Lowell; David Greenway, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Tamara Montag-Smit, University of Massachusetts Lowell

A divide is growing between workers and management over the return to the office and other issues.

Warp drives: Physicists give chances of faster-than-light space travel a boost

Mario Borunda, Oklahoma State University

If humanity wants to travel between stars, people are going to need to travel faster than light. New research suggests that it might be possible to build warp drives and beat the galactic speed limit.

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