Reducing the visibility of polarizing content in social media feeds can measurably lower partisan animosity. To come up with this finding, my colleagues and I developed a method that...
Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The rationale is clear: The tiny, remote island in the Pacific features nearly...
When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star’s habitable zone[1]. Water is a key ingredient for life[2],...
As humans began to explore outer space in the latter half of the 20th century, radio waves proved a powerful tool[1]. Scientists could send out radio waves to communicate...
If you visit a cemetery, look closely and you’ll likely notice many flowering plants – adorning the graves, or maybe even carved into headstones. As a horticulture Extension specialist[1]...
When millions of people suddenly couldn’t load familiar websites and apps during the Amazon Web Services, or AWS, outage[1] on Oct. 20, 2025, the affected servers weren’t actually down....
The International Space Station is one of the most remarkable achievements of the modern age. It is the largest, most complex, most expensive and most durable spacecraft ever built....