Veritas hits “pause” on launch
NASA’s Veritas mission to explore Venus has been put on hold for three years — and Mount Holyoke professor Darby Dyar isn’t happy about it.
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NASA’s Veritas mission to explore Venus has been put on hold for three years — and Mount Holyoke professor Darby Dyar isn’t happy about it.
Mount Holyoke emerita professor says that in some cases abortion bans can be considered torture, as the Inter-American Court of Human Rights is set to weigh in.
Mount Holyoke’s Andy Reiter says the United States should take the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin as an opportunity to rebuild its status as a global leader.
New evidence from old pictures has reignited the search for volcanism on Venus, but the VERITAS mission is expected to reveal the truth, says Mount Holyoke’s Darby Dyar.
A startup is attempting to combat climate change by seeding the skies with sulfur dioxide–filled balloons. Mount Holyoke’s Kevin Surprise says scientists think the venture is full of holes.
An anti-liberty, pro-religion Texas-based judge is poised to ban the abortion pill. Mount Holyoke’s Joanna Wuest talked to Texas Monthly about it.
The fifty-first annual flower show is underway. Catch it before it fades away!
Mount Holyoke professor Preston Smith spoke to the Washington Post about the Great Migration, when millions of Black Americans left the sharecropping South for economic opportunity in the North.
Mount Holyoke professor David Hernández says Biden’s carrot-and-stick approach to immigration is rooted in Trump-era policies that exacerbate inequities among immigrants and erode international relationships.
Mental malaise and brain burn: Mount Holyoke professor Marta Sabariego talked to the New York Times about how to manage your mind and train your brain.