What’s driving electric utility companies to merge? jayk7/Moment via Getty Images – By Conor Harrison, Associate Professor of Economic Geography, University of South Carolina Published: 2026 Jun 16 – A corporate merger that would form the largest electric utility in the United States is …
A sign on a dirt hiking trail in the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska points to naturalist John Muir’s cabin. Wanderluster/iStock/Getty Images – By Mariah Meek, Associate Professor of Integrative Biology, Michigan State University And by Travis Belote, Assistant Professor of Landscape Ecology, …
As ocean temperatures rise during El Niño, fish can find themselves in hot water. Geoff Trodd/Unsplash – By Dillon Amaya, Climate Research Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Published: 2026 Jun 12 – It’s official: El Niño is back. By late fall 2026, forecast …
Glucosamine is sold over the counter. Amanda Mascarelli – By Ramon Sun, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida Published: 2026 Jun 09 – People with Alzheimer’s disease who took the common supplement glucosamine were 25% more likely to die within …
CAR-T cells must overcome cancer’s many defenses in order to mount an effective attack. Lulu Pérez, CC BY-SA – By Charles J. Dimitroff, Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Florida International University And by Lee Seng Lau, Postdoctoral Associate in Cellular and Molecular …
People protest recent layoffs outside the main campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on 2025 Apr 01. Elijah Nouvelage via Getty Images – By Candice Johnson, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Michigan State University Published: 2026 Jun 10 – Since …
A whitebark pine seedling grows in soil and deteriorating wood blackened by fire in Glacier National Park, Montana, in 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images – By Kai Kopecky, Postdoctoral Researcher in Community Ecology, University of Colorado Boulder And by John Kominoski, Professor of Ecology, Florida …
Social Security has lasted as long as it has thanks to the bipartisan deal that President Ronald Reagan and congressional leaders hammered out in 1983. AP Photo/Ed Reinke – By John W. Diamond, Director of the Center for Public Finance at the Baker Institute, …
HIV hides in reservoirs in the brain, causing persistent inflammation and long-term damage. Design Cells/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Smita S. Iyer, Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Published: 2026 Jun 08 – HIV can damage the brain and cause …
The mental shortcuts doctors use in diagnosis aren’t that different from how chatbots come up with answers to your health questions. Philip Dulian/picture alliance via Getty Images – By Andrew Parsons, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia Published: 2026 Jun 01 – …
