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Kofi Agawu: the scholar who showed the world that African music isn’t just about rhythm
Among contemporary African musicologists, Agawu has been one of the most distinctive voices over the past half-century.
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Academics in South Africa have to focus on ‘outputs’: what’s lost when other work’s not counted
Transformation in South Africa’s institutions of higher education has been slow and uneven.
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What Wendell Berry meant to Christian farmers going green
For farmers breaking away from conventional agriculture, the Kentucky farmer-poet was a powerful example of someone who combined faith with a commitment to the environment.
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The story of Little Italy’s Feast of San Gennaro is the story of how Italian immigrants became American
Italian immigrants used to be accused of clinging too tightly to the Old World. Today, millions gather in Little Italy to celebrate the food, faith and traditions they brought with them.
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OpenAI may have solved the Navier-Stokes equation — but mathematics is more than $1 million trophy hunts
Silicon Valley may end mathematical trophy hunting by making sport of it. But the modern mathematical landscape is so much broader than that.
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Putin’s United Russia will win – but vote tally, turnout and level of coercion will tell the real story of Russia’s wartime elections
Russia’s 2026 parliamentary elections will take place over three days, starting Sept. 18.
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Why Hispanic Americans are losing faith in the American Dream
A public opinion researcher explains why this group’s declining faith goes beyond partisanship and reflects a fundamental question about its sense of belonging.
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Separating the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine could decrease access for Colorado parents
Parents concerned about vaccine overload may not get the outcome they expect from Trump’s recent vaccine executive order.
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The US sells more to Brazil than it buys – but Trump is slapping steep tariffs on its exports anyway
Because Trump picked this fight due to his concerns about Brazilian politics, that country’s presidential elections might quell it soon.
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At an old steel site in Pittsburgh, bacteria evolved to survive – and eat – industrial pollution
Decades of pollution at Pittsburgh brownfields left bacteria that evolved to survive it – and maybe help clean up contaminated soil.
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Your robotic vacuum is a witness: What home robots mean for evidence, privacy and the law
Laws against surreptitiously recording someone extend to home devices like robot vacuums, but those recordings can still be used against you in court.
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Nato is concerned about the threat from Russia. But it isn’t panicking – yet
Facing an increasingly aggressive Russia and with equivocal commitment from the US, Nato faces a number of important challenges.