Grilling with lump charcoal: Is US-grown hardwood really in that bag?

None of the analyzed bags of lump charcoal gave buyers as much effective grilling fuel as their labels promised.

Adriana Costa, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Bioproducts, Mississippi State University • conversation
June 26, 2025 ~6 min

How huge migrating animal puppets captivate in ways that climate news can’t

Beyond theatres, puppets can affect people in everyday spaces, just as The Herds does.

Matt Smith, Reader in Applied Theatre and Puppetry, University of Portsmouth • conversation
June 26, 2025 ~5 min


Using TikTok could be making you more politically polarized, new study finds

Users on TikTok gravitate to networks of like-minded people, but right-leaning users tend to be in more tightly sealed echo chambers.

Zicheng Cheng, Assistant Professor of Mass Communications, University of Arizona • conversation
June 26, 2025 ~5 min

Uranium enrichment: A chemist explains how the surprisingly common element is processed to power reactors and weapons

Uranium enrichment concentrates one specific type of the atom to create a substance that can generate massive amounts of energy.

André O. Hudson, Dean of the College of Science, Professor of Biochemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology • conversation
June 26, 2025 ~6 min

I’m a physician who has looked at hundreds of studies of vaccine safety, and here’s some of what RFK Jr. gets wrong

The health secretary has made many inaccurate statements about vaccines. But the science is clear that vaccines have dramatically reduced childhood illness, disability and death.

Jake Scott, Clinical Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases, Stanford University • conversation
June 26, 2025 ~10 min

UK’s F-35A fighter jet deal problem: the RAF has no aircraft to refuel them in mid-air

The F-35A is not compatible with the UK’s current fleet of tanker aircraft.

Arun Dawson, PhD Candidate, Department of War Studies, King's College London • conversation
June 26, 2025 ~6 min

Checking in on New England’s fishing industry 25 Years after ‘The Perfect Storm’ hit movie theaters

Fishing was once more open to all off New England. After devastating fishery collapses, stricter rules helped fish stocks recover, but they also changed the face of fishing and the lives of fishermen.

Stephanie Otts, Director of National Sea Grant Law Center, University of Mississippi • conversation
June 25, 2025 ~9 min

Why there’s a growing backlash against plant-based diets

The evidence is clear - so why are people questioning the benefits of plant-based diets?

David M. Evans, Professor of Sociotechnical Futures, University of Bristol Business School, University of Bristol • conversation
June 25, 2025 ~5 min


A preservative removed from childhood vaccines 20 years ago is still causing controversy today − a drug safety expert explains

There’s no solid evidence that thimerosal harms children. It was removed from almost all vaccines more than 20 years ago out of an abundance of caution, but RFK Jr.’s hand-picked vaccine advisory committee is looking into it.

Terri Levien, Professor of Pharmacy, Washington State University • conversation
June 25, 2025 ~8 min

Mattel and OpenAI have partnered up – here’s why parents should be concerned about AI in toys

What happens when your child’s toy appears to care for them – but doesn’t really?

Andrew McStay, Professor of Technology & Society, Bangor University • conversation
June 25, 2025 ~8 min

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