The Conversation

A 19-year-old man from China has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, according to a recent case study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. The man, who has been having memory problems since the age of 17, has become the...

Thucydides, the ancient Greek historian can help us understand the January 6 riots and their aftermath, as Greece also experienced extreme polarization and civil strife. By Rachel Hadas The second anniversary of Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is upon us. And each...

The ancient world of Greece and Rome has long permeated America, in everything from museum collections to home furnishings. The design of the nation’s public monuments, buildings and universities, as well as its legal system and form of government,...

The business magnate and new owner of Twitter, Elon Musk, revealed a while ago that he is autistic. Musk, the wealthiest person in the world, is autistic. How does this explain his behavior? By Punit Shah, Luca Hargitai, and Lucy...

A world in disorder is epitomized by the deterioration in US-China relations, Russia’s war in Ukraine, populism and inflation. By David Bach Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s recent speech to the Communist Party Congress could be one of the most consequential of...

Planets orbiting a dead star would normally be obliterated. Mysteriously though, a handful of “zombie planets” have been detected orbiting neutron stars. And they are some of the weirdest worlds in the cosmos. By Gareth Dorrian All stars, including the Sun,...

The rise of far-right politician Giorgia Meloni has left many outside Italy asking how her brand of what many argue is fascism can achieve such prominence in a country that has experienced life under the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini....

Demetrius the Besieger 337–283 BC was a monarch of Macedonia, one of the more outrageous rulers of the time. He specialized in siege warfare, polygamy, and sacrilege. By Charlotte Dunn Alexander the Great was a successful conqueror but a poor planner....

Taiwan dominates the global supply of computer chips. This is another reason that the island's autonomy has become a vital geopolitical interest for the US. By Maria Ryan One aspect of Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan that has been largely overlooked...

China is the only country in the world to have an industrial-scale organ trafficking practice that harvests organs from executed prisoners of conscience. This practice is known as forced organ harvesting. By Ali Iqbal and Aliya Khan Organ transplantation is a...