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What happened to newspaper editorials? RapidEye, iStock/Getty Images – By Ken Paulson, Director of the Free Speech Center, Middle Tennessee State University Published: 2026 Jul 20 – Hazel Brannon Smith was almost certainly the most unpopular woman in Mississippi when she wrote an editorial …
This painting depicts the Constitutional Convention in 1787. The Founding Fathers leaned on French philosopher Montesquieu as they designed the Constitution. GraphicaArtis/Archive Photos via Getty – By Robert A. Ballingall, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Maine Published: 2026 Jul 02 – As …
Scientists don’t know how insects use a magnetic sense to navigate. Laura Russo – By Laura Russo, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee Published: 2026 Jul 17 – A surprisingly large number and diversity of bee species – 74 out …
SETI has changed its rules regarding announcements of alien contact. Thinkstock Images/Photo Images/Canva – By Chris Young 2026 Jul 07 – For the first time in more than 15 years, the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) committee has significantly …
While U.S. produce prices are rising across the board, tomatoes are among the most affected. AP Photo/Marco Ugarte – By Elizabeth Canales, Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University Published: 2026 Jul 16 – From tomatoes and berries to lettuce and peppers, …
In quantum entanglement, you can learn something about one particle by observing the other in its pair, even across vast distances. koto_feja/E+ via Getty Images – By Aldo Romero, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, West Virginia University Published: 2026 Jul 15 – Imagine …
The eastern coastal region of China is an area associated with lower obesity, cardiovascular risk and higher life expectancy – and localized eating habits appear to be linked to this. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2026 Jul14 – China’s eastern coastal region is associated …
The surface of Venus, as reconstructed from radar data collected by NASA’s Magellan mission. NASA/JPL, CC BY-NC-SA – By Vahe Peroomian, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Published: 2026 Jul 13 Curious Kids is a series for …
Animal Behavior: “Strutting Tern” (Lord Howe Island, NSW), by Georgina SteytlerGeorgina Steytler/Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year/South Australian Museum. View 29 Images – By Bronwyn Thompson 2026 Jun 21 – Charged with sorting through 2,129 images from more than 500 people, judges have …
Jumping cholla cacti spines are a prime example of how evolution creates specialized puncture tools. Tony Cyphert/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA – By Philip Anderson, Associate Professor of Biology and Biomechanics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Published: 2026 Jul 08 – Most people probably aren’t thinking about …
