Repeated government lying, warned Hannah Arendt, makes it impossible for citizens to think and to judge

Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Boise State University

When officials lie time and again, people don’t know what to trust. And when this happens, citizens cannot deliberate, approve or dissent coherently, because a shared world no longer exists.

NASA’s Artemis II crewed mission to the Moon shows how US space strategy has changed since Apollo – and contrasts with China’s closed program

Michelle L.D. Hanlon, University of Mississippi

Today, there aren’t just two countries competing to get to the Moon. More countries have space programs, and private industry plays a larger role.

Can shoes alter your mind? What neuroscience says about foot sensation and focus

Atom Sarkar, Drexel University

Your feet can send a lot of sensory information to your brain. But whether you believe that your footwear is affecting your cognition may matter more than what shoes you wear.

All foods can fit in a balanced diet – a dietitian explains how flexibility can be healthier than dieting

Charlotte Carlson, Colorado State University

Social media and advertising is full of messages about what you should or shouldn’t eat. But making health and nutrition so black and white can do more harm than good.

How fire, people and history shaped the South’s iconic longleaf pine forests

Andrea De Stefano, Mississippi State University

One of North America’s richest ecosystems, sustained and shaped by Native peoples before European contact, nearly disappeared. A recovery is underway.

Oversalting your sidewalk or driveway harms local streams and potentially even your drinking water – 3 tips to deice responsibly

Steven Goldsmith, Villanova University

Excess road and sidewalk salt flows into storm drains and ultimately into area streams and rivers, affecting fish and other aquatic organisms.

White men held less than half the board seats on the top 50 Fortune list for the third straight year — but their numbers are rising

Richie Zweigenhaft, Guilford College

The slight decrease in diversity in corporate boardrooms in 2025 comes as the Trump administration and its allies have pushed to unwind diversity initiatives.

Colorado ski resorts got some welcome snowfall from Winter Storm Fern, but not enough to turn a dry and warm winter around

Steven R. Fassnacht, Colorado State University; Michael Childers, Colorado State University

Ski resorts in Colorado can make snow, but it only goes so far.

Gifts of gym memberships and Botox treatments can lead to hurt feelings – and bad reviews for the businesses

Linnéa Chapman, Florida International University

Thinking of giving a gym membership or Botox gift card for Valentine’s Day? Think again.

Trump’s stated reasons for taking Greenland are wrong – but the tactics fit with the plan to limit China’s economic interests

‘We want you arrested because we said so’ – how ICE’s policy on raiding whatever homes it wants violates a basic constitutional right, according to a former federal judge

America’s next big critical minerals source could be coal mine pollution – if we can agree on who owns it