Shifting toward merit-based selection of public university board members can better protect academic freedom than politically appointed boards, which have increasingly exerted influence over state ...

Nuclear energy is a form of energy released from the nucleus, the core of atoms, made up of protons and neutrons. This source of energy can be produced in two ways: fission – when nuclei of atoms ...

What do you know about politics? What should you know? Forget views, beliefs and opinions – politics is really a science. In this audio and video podcast, Dr. Kirby Goidel and Dr. Todd Kent from the ...

Space engineers work on the NASA IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) spacecraft at the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville, Fla., on Aug. 28, 2025. Credit - Miguel J.

The fatal shooting of prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, 2025, has brought renewed attention to the climate of political violence in America. Kirk's death reflects a sizable ...

According to the Indiana Capital Chronicle, Indiana GOP members are lining up behind Trump’s request to redistrict the state to gain more Republican congressional seats. (They already hold seven of ...

Billionaire Elon Musk said Saturday he is forming a third political party, after a dramatic falling out with Donald Trump, indicating he will make good on threats he made if the president’s domestic ...

Dr. Benjamin Akzin has been appointed Associate Professor of Political Science at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, according to an announcement today by Dr. Israel S. Wechsler, president of the ...

Federal scientists warn that Americans could feel the effects of the new administration's devastating cuts for decades to come. This story is part of MIT Technology Review’s "America Undone” series, ...