On July 19, 2020, the United Arab Emirates Space Association (UAESA) launched a rocket named Hope into space in celebration of the country’s 50th anniversary. Hope went into orbit around Mars to transmit previously unobserved weather data, making t...
Orbiting more than 225 thousand miles from the Earth, the Moon is more than a pretty sight in the sky or a conduit for human exploration: It contains valuable natural resources. Considering the Moon’s vast reserves of Helium-3 (better known as H-3,...
Margaret “Midge” Purce is a professional soccer player for NJ/NY Gotham FC with 30 caps for the US Women’s National Team (USWNT), as well as an outspoken advocate for gender equality, equal pay, and equal opportunity for women and girls in spor...
Light plays an essential role in public life. It is an enabler of all social interaction. It shapes the cityscape. Yet, this important aspect of a city’s built environment has gone widely underinvestigated for years. However, the UN General Assembl...
Light plays an essential role in public life. It is an enabler of all social interaction. It shapes the cityscape. Yet, this important aspect of a city’s built environment has gone widely underinvestigated for years. However, the UN General Assembl...
Of the 15 countries with the highest youth unemployment rates in the world, eight are located in southern Europe. Of the top 14 countries with the highest rates of pessimism in the world, seven are located in southern Europe. It is no coincidence tha...
Of the 15 countries with the highest youth unemployment rates in the world, eight are located in southern Europe. Of the top 14 countries with the highest rates of pessimism in the world, seven are located in southern Europe. It is no coincidence tha...
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen….” So begins George Orwell’s dystopian classic, 1984, originally published in 1949. In 2017, nearly 70 years after being written, the novel has resurged to the top ...
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen….” So begins George Orwell’s dystopian classic, 1984, originally published in 1949. In 2017, nearly 70 years after being written, the novel has resurged to the top ...
When eating out, most of us simply focus on taste, price, and convenience, but the inquisitive foodie takes their ideas a step further: Rather than simply asking, “Does this taste good?” or “How much does it cost?”, he or she may wonder if pe...
When eating out, most of us simply focus on taste, price, and convenience, but the inquisitive foodie takes their ideas a step further: Rather than simply asking, “Does this taste good?” or “How much does it cost?”, he or she may wonder if pe...
The United States military currently owns 8,700 M1 Abrams tanks. This tank has never been fully incapacitated on the battlefield and outclasses nearly every other model in the world. Of the world’s 8,400 attack helicopters, the United States owns ...
The United States military currently owns 8,700 M1 Abrams tanks. This tank has never been fully incapacitated on the battlefield and outclasses nearly every other model in the world. Of the world’s 8,400 attack helicopters, the United States owns ...
Early last year, the South Korean government blared K-pop – Korean pop music – across its border with North Korea in what seemed to be a playful, almost mocking gesture. Amidst a tense, perennial standoff, songs such as “Just Let Us Lov...
Early last year, the South Korean government blared K-pop – Korean pop music – across its border with North Korea in what seemed to be a playful, almost mocking gesture. Amidst a tense, perennial standoff, songs such as “Just Let Us Lov...
To many Americans, it might have felt as if the world ground to a halt after the 2016 elections. A constant bombardment of breaking news headlines finally assuaged us: the year-and-a-half long media-saturated, scandal abundant, exhaustive campaign wa...
To many Americans, it might have felt as if the world ground to a halt after the 2016 elections. A constant bombardment of breaking news headlines finally assuaged us: the year-and-a-half long media-saturated, scandal abundant, exhaustive campaign wa...
A mighty shock to our electoral system, November 8, 2016 will likely live on in infamy. Yet even before the election, 2016 had long offered murmurings, shocks, and jolts that quietly and then indiscreetly pulled at the threads of the current Western ...
A mighty shock to our electoral system, November 8, 2016 will likely live on in infamy. Yet even before the election, 2016 had long offered murmurings, shocks, and jolts that quietly and then indiscreetly pulled at the threads of the current Western ...
In the aftermath of the recent, logic-defying presidential election, many commentators sought to rationalize one of the most surprising upsets in the history of American politics. Why did the election turn out the way it did? How did the polls get th...
In the aftermath of the recent, logic-defying presidential election, many commentators sought to rationalize one of the most surprising upsets in the history of American politics. Why did the election turn out the way it did? How did the polls get th...
The most popular television comedy in the United States, The Big Bang Theory, catalogues the lives of a group of young scientists. The genius detective Sherlock Holmes claims two television series and a movie franchise starring Robert Downey, Jr., on...
The most popular television comedy in the United States, The Big Bang Theory, catalogues the lives of a group of young scientists. The genius detective Sherlock Holmes claims two television series and a movie franchise starring Robert Downey, Jr., on...
Almost every year since its inception in 1901, the Nobel Committee has handpicked the figures that their voters believe represent the superlative in chemistry, literature, peace, physics and physiology. These laureates are then added to the annals of...
Almost every year since its inception in 1901, the Nobel Committee has handpicked the figures that their voters believe represent the superlative in chemistry, literature, peace, physics and physiology. These laureates are then added to the annals of...
In a notable scene from Straight Outta Compton, members of the hip-hop group N.W.A. sat at a press conference, answering questions from a coterie of white male journalists bewildered at the emergence of “gangsta” rap. To explain their rapid elev...
In a notable scene from Straight Outta Compton, members of the hip-hop group N.W.A. sat at a press conference, answering questions from a coterie of white male journalists bewildered at the emergence of “gangsta” rap. To explain their rapid elev...