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TOKYO — By taking a hard line on China, Japan’s Sanae Takaichi thinks she’s establishing her right-wing bona fides. In reality, she may be ensuring her premiership will be a brief one. Takaichi wasn’t...
Follow Suit, the new collection by Mortica Studios founder Liv Masterson, is a timely critique of American work culture
Every MFA or MA student receives a generous scholarship as well as financial support for travel, research, and creative activities.
One elevated the prosaic. The other merely gilded the familiar.
Instead of treating belief as a private preference, philosopher Alex O’Connor examines how our moral positions shape institutions, obligations, and the ways we justify our choices. His arguments...
This feminist housing collective has endured for 75 years. Now, a new generation is moving in, bringing change – and men- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
Images of vast ‘canals’ rippling across the red planet inspired fears of alien ‘engineers’ and changed science forever- by Dagomar DegrootRead on Aeon
How a dedicated team of volunteers in Rhode Island hack nature to find new ways to protect vulnerable sparrow hatchlings- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
Should we simply assume that all animals can feel pain and are of moral concern? Or is that taking things too far?- by Jeff Sebo & Andreas L MogensenRead on Aeon
The immense complexity of the climate makes it impossible to model accurately. Instead we must use uncertainty to our advantage- by David StainforthRead on Aeon
In Southwestern China, a filmmaker follows her father on a search for his childhood home, reshaped by history and time- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
Our cursed age of self-monitoring and optimisation didn’t start with big tech: as so often, the Victorians are to blame- by Elena MaryRead on Aeon
What is love to you? An artist focuses on the hands and gestures of his subjects as they reflect on this boundless question- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), working with Florida International University's (FIU) Global Forensic and Justice Center, have demonstrated a new method for detecting trace lev...
An environmental chemistry laboratory at Duke University has solved a longstanding mystery of the origin of high levels of PFAS—so-called "forever chemicals"—contaminating water sources in the Piedmon...
Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, occur worldwide in many varieties, including in single-cell form and in chains called filaments. While these tiny life forms can strongly influence many ...
A recent study led by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and the nonprofit Aerospace Corporation shows how high-resolution maps of ground-level ammonia plumes can be...
After fertilization, embryos race through rapid cell divisions before slowing down to build specialized cells that will carry out distinct functions in the developing body—but the signals that trigger...
An international study, involving researchers from the University of Tartu Institute of Chemistry, was recently published in Chemical Society Reviews. It provides the most comprehensive theoretical de...
Personalized learning is a very effective teaching method, but its potential is limited due to resource constraints. In a small, in-person class, instructors can walk around, engage with students indi...