Both the US and Iran are firing on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Are both sides acting lawfully?

Using force against a ship during a blockade is only lawful under certain conditions. A naval expert explains.
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Intimate partner homicide has clear warning signs – and is often preventable, research shows

Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax was an accomplished dentist and a loving mom to two teenage children. On April 16, 2026, she was ...

1914 Ludlow Massacre took lives of 25 miners and family members during bitter strike for fair wages and conditions

The Ludlow Massacre in 1914 on this site brought congressional attention to miners’ labor rights in Colorado. Denver Public ...

It’s a myth that baby boys are less social than girls – a new look at decades of research shows all babies are born to connect

Pulling together the results of 40 experiments done by different teams over decades, researchers found that infant boys and ...

Most people do not realize when a personal message they receive was written by AI, study finds

Two new experiments show that most people do not even consider that a personal message could be AI-generated, even when they ...

ICE’s heavy‑handed immigration enforcement was tried once before – by Arizona’s notorious sheriff Joe Arpaio in the early 2000s

The Trump administration’s immigration detention policies appear to be, in part, inspired by the heavy-handed tactics of the ...

Is the science that we do today truth, likely to be a lie, or is it undetermined?

For most students, science is something you study and something you have to learn. I remember when I was in school, adults ...

Schools are supposed to limit using restraint and seclusion to discipline kids – but parents I spoke with say the practice is wildly misused

Interviews with parents of students with disabilities show that children were often physically restrained and secluded at ...

After 27 years in power, Welsh Labour’s dominance may soon be over

Polls point to historic losses as internal divisions, voter fatigue and new rivals threaten Labour’s grip on Wales.

Southport inquiry: schools are key to safeguarding, but their job is getting harder

Sir Adrian Fulford’s report into the July 2024 attack in Southport that killed three young girls does not pull any punches.

When oil prices spike, where does the money go?

The market for oil is global, which is why events like the war in Iran affect oil prices – and prices of the wide range of ...

Is there really untold oil wealth in Queensland’s Taroom Trough? Here’s why scepticism is warranted

During the 1973 oil shock, Queensland promised to open a huge oilfield. History is repeating as Australia searches for secure ...