By Noel Anderson, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto
An attempt at a military invasion of Canada would be catastrophic for the U.S. Short of a desire for self-sabotage, there is no incentive for Americans to undertake such a reckless course.
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By Martina Jakubchik-Paloheimo, PhD Candidate, Department of Geography and Planning, Queen's University, Ontario
Canada and Ecuador’s new free-trade agreement is threatening the rights of Indigenous peoples and their territories, and increasing social and environmental conflicts across the country. These are just some…
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By Bonny Parkinson, Associate Professor, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University
The PM says the PBS is not up for negotiation, while the opposition leader says it’s the envy of the world. But how did we get this system, and how does it compare?
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By Julio Fernandez-Mendoza, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Neuroscience, and Public Health Sciences, Penn State
About 10% of Americans say they have chronic insomnia, and millions of others report poor sleep quality. Ongoing research has found that bad sleep could lead to numerous health problems, including heart disease.
Dr.…
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By Dylan Thomas Doyle, Ph.D. Candidate in Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder
Death data in the US is fragmented, incomplete and inconsistent. The consequences of undercounted deaths and lack of real-time tracking continue to be felt with each new public health crisis.
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By Natalia Przelomska, Research Associate in Archaeogenomics, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Logan Kistler, Curator of Archaeobotany and Archaeogenomics, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Research that combined archaeology, history and ecology provides a nuanced understanding of the past that could help conservationists better plan for the future.
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By Carla Gardina Pestana, Professor and Joyce Appleby Endowed Chair of America in the World, University of California, Los Angeles
Britain’s George III has gotten a bad rap. He was not the all-powerful monarch that President Trump allegedly aspires to be.
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By Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
After Donald Trump’s “very good and productive” phone call with Vladimir Putin earlier this week, all eyes were on his subsequent call with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky.
Would it, when they last met in the flesh on February 28 at the White House, descend into disastrous acrimony? Or would Zelensky manage to engage with the US president in a cooperative way that encourages him to see Ukraine and its leader in a more favourable…
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By Chris Nowotarski, Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science, Texas A&M University
One long line of powerful winds can whip up dust storms, spread wildfires, spin up tornadoes and fuel blizzards – all at the same time across different states.
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By Devon Akmon, Director of the MSU Museum and CoLab Studio, Michigan State University
The consequences of shutting down the Institute of Museum and Library Services would be particularly dire for smaller museums and rural museums.
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