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6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong
(THE CONVERSATION) Roughly 1 in 5 Americans live in rural areas – places the federal government defines based on small populations and low housing density.
Yet many people understand rural America through stereotypes. Media and political conversations often use words or terms such as "fading," "white," ... (full story)
How crime in Brazil drags down the economy and heaps economic pain on the nation's poor
(THE CONVERSATION) Brazil's "criminal economy" does not appear on any national balance sheet. Yet the cost of violence, contraband, tax evasion and environmental crime can be measured in the tens of billions of dollars every year and serves as a major drag on Brazil's economic growth and stability.
Attempts to quantify ... (full story)
Pope Leo XIV's visits to Turkey and Lebanon were about religious diplomacy
(THE CONVERSATION) On his visit to Turkey and Lebanon between Nov. 27 and Dec. 2, 2025, Pope Leo XIV met with political and religious leaders, celebrated Mass and visited historical sites.
The trip marked the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, which resolved core doctrinal differences, with the aim of advancing Christ ... (full story)
Lower-cost space missions like NASA's ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price in risk and trade‑offs
(THE CONVERSATION) After a yearslong series of setbacks, NASA's Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, or ESCAPADE, mission has finally begun its roundabout journey to Mars.
Launched on Nov. 13, 2025, aboard Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, ESCAPADE's twin probes will map the planet's magnetic field and study how ... (full story)
Man who says religious group beat him wants prosecutor removed after long wait for retrial
A man who says members of a secretive North Carolina religious group held him down and beat him wants the prosecutor kicked off his case, accusing the district attorney of siding with a church that dozens of former congregants have said abused them.
Matthew Fenner said in court documents that he has waited more than eight years ... (full story)