Access to water has a long racial history in Durban: I followed the story in the city’s archives
Today’s officials have inherited and inadvertently continue a water system that was meant to exclude more than include, to punish more than teach, to restrict more than provide, writes Kristin Brig-Ortiz.
Brewery waste can be repurposed to make nanoparticles that can fight bacteria
I’m a chemist, and my research team and I are interested in figuring out how to recycle and repurpose brewery waste into tiny particles that can be used to make new types of prescription drugs, writes Alcina Johnson Sudagar.
This 1 Emotion Turns People More Conservative When Threatened – And No, It’s Not Fear
Alan Lambert, associate professor of psychological & brain sciences
Why do only some leaves turn red in the fall? Scientists can’t agree on an answer
Susanne Renner, honorary professor of biology
A gun violence ‘action plan’ calls for a new emphasis on prevention
Sandro Galea, the Margaret C. Ryan Dean of the School of Public Health and Eugene S. and Constance Kahn Distinguished Professor in Public Health
A toy maker takes his case against Trump’s tariffs to the Supreme Court
John Horn, professor of practice in economics at Olin Business School
The mystery of why leaves change colour in the autumn
Susan Renner, honorary professor of biology
Health headlines can be confusing – these 3 questions can help you evaluate them
If you see a health claim that seems too good – or too bad – to be true, take a moment to mentally run the evidence through these three questions before deciding what to believe, write Amy Eyler and Kimberly Johnson.
The Debate Dividing the Supreme Court’s Liberal Justices
Daniel Epps, the Howard and Caroline Cayne Distinguished Professor of Law
Down with The Count
For a dose of Halloween fun, Richard Chapman, a senior lecturer in film and media studies in Arts & Sciences, writes about visiting with Francis Ford Coppola during the filming of the 1992 movie “Bram Stoker’s Dracula.”
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