Can you copyright a Met Gala outfit?

A fashion law expert explains how some Met Gala outfits are legally protected and the most important copyright issues in high-end fashion.

Addison Dunlap - NYU • futurity
April 28, 2025 ~6 min

How the law aims to protect Earth from ‘space junk’ and asteroids

Experts have answers for you about the rules that govern what happens in orbit—and how we might respond to an incoming asteroid.

Addison Dunlap - NYU • futurity
April 24, 2025 ~12 min


Gun permits may beat background checks alone for cutting homicide

New analysis suggests universal background checks alone aren't associated with significantly lower shooting death rates in the US.

Tufts University • futurity
Aug. 5, 2024 ~6 min

State gun laws may lower child suicide rate, but not homicides

State gun laws are associated with decreased suicide rates for children under age 18, but have little influence on homicide rates.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
July 18, 2024 ~5 min

Paid family leave may prevent child abuse

Child abuse is a serious public health issue in the United States. Paid family leave can help prevent it, researchers report.

Kim Ward-Michigan State • futurity
April 26, 2024 ~6 min

Intervention could help young women avoid criminal justice system

Adolescence is the prime time to help young women who’ve had repeated run-ins with the US juvenile justice system find a different path.

U. Oregon • futurity
April 16, 2024 ~6 min

How a turn to the right sapped trust in the Supreme Court

"A significant part of the public now sees the Court as just another political branch, not a legal institution above politics."

Michael Rozansky-Penn • futurity
March 11, 2024 ~9 min

What you should know about the Alabama IVF ruling

After Alabama's ruling on in vitro fertilization, Ruth Faden, a bioethicist at Johns Hopkins University, explores what's next for IVF in the United States.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
Feb. 28, 2024 ~6 min


Driver’s license laws may improve health for undocumented immigrant moms and babies

Laws that allow undocumented immigrants to get driver's licenses boost the overall health and well-being of immigrant moms and their babies.

Sara Savat-WUSTL • futurity
Feb. 26, 2024 ~8 min

Will the Supreme Court keep Trump from being on the ballot?

In this podcast episode, a scholar who ignited debate over Donald Trump being ineligible to be President digs into the Supreme Court case.

U. Chicago • futurity
Feb. 9, 2024 ~3 min

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