Astronomy

New massive hot subdwarf binary discovered

Astronomers report the discovery of a new binary system, designated LAMOST J065816.72+094343.1. The newfound binary consists of a massive and hot subdwarf and an unseen companion. The finding was detailed in the January issue of […]

Political Science

How global laws can give workers real power

A new study in the Journal of Economic Geography has revealed that European “due diligence” laws designed to make multinational companies accountable for labor and environmental abuses are beginning to give a voice to some […]

Astronomy

Image: Artist’s concept of a white dwarf star

A smaller white dwarf star (left) pulls material from a larger star into a swirling accretion disk in this artist’s concept released Nov. 19, 2025, to illustrate the first use of NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray […]