Mexican American War – An Overview
The Mexican-American War was fought between 1846 and 1848 and saw the United States win a decisive victory which greatly enlarged its lands in the […]
Trump’s Plan to Crush the Academic Left
Opinion Harvard Has Already Capitulated to Trump’s War on Academia(1)
Seizure of Sally Mann’s photographs in Texas revives old debates about obscenity and freedom of expression
A historian of artistic censorship sees chilling similarities to 19th-century anti-obscenity crusades. Source: Seizure of Sally Mann’s photographs in Texas revives old debates about obscenity […]
Newly discovered photos of Nazi deportations show Jewish victims as they were last seen alive
Descendants of survivors helped researchers identify 279 deportees and tell their stories. ‘We give previously faceless victims a voice,’ says project’s co-founder. Source: Newly discovered […]
Trump Is Playing Chicken With Higher Ed
Source: Trump Is Playing Chicken With Higher Ed – The Atlantic
12 books that people say changed their lives
Some books have the power to change how we see ourselves, the world, and each other. Source: 12 books that people say changed their lives […]
Opinion | The Long Shadow of Fraud in Alzheimer’s Research
Opinion The Long Shadow of Fraud in Alzheimer’s Research
The Mysterious Blythe Intaglios Geoglyphs in the California Desert –
The Mysterious Blythe Intaglios Geoglyphs in the California Desert
Greenland is getting a lot of international attention for its mineral resources – but what is hiding under the ice?
The riches thought to lie beneath Greenland’s icy terrain have been coveted for more than a century. But how easy are they to access, and […]
A Chance Discovery May Have Finally Cracked the Antibiotic Resistance Puzzle
A global team has made a significant advance in understanding how bacterial plasmids contribute to antibiotic resistance. Their findings reveal a complex mechanism involving the […]
The Irish potato famine originated in South America
Phtytophthora infestans, the microorganism that caused the Irish potato famine, likely originated from the South American Andes Mountains. Source: The Irish potato famine originated in South […]
