During the Little Ice Age, Native North Americans devised whole new economic, social, and political structures. The Atlantic published an excerpt from UNC-Chapel Hill historian Kathleen DuVal’s forthcoming book, Native Nations: A Millennium in North America (Penguin Randomhouse). “A common … Read more

Amanda Martinez, a postdoctoral scholar in American studies, writes this piece for NPR on Beyoncé’s upcoming country album and the challenge of Black artists and women in getting played on country radio. “As much as Beyoncé’s challenge to the machinery … Read more

Beginning March 11, 2024, North Carolinians will be able to legally place sports bets online, the effects are already evident with ads virtually everywhere: social media, billboards, television and even podcasts. Rosa Li with the University of North Carolina at … Read more

A research team at UNC is studying how amyloid plaque forms in the brain of Alzheimer’s patients in hopes of developing breakthrough treatments for the disease. “If we understand how (amyloid plaque) forms, can we understand how to deform them, … Read more

Expressing gratitude helps bring us closer to our partner. Among relationship-promoting behaviors, the role of gratitude has some of the strongest scientific evidence behind it, said Sara Algoe, a psychologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and … Read more

Florence Dore, professor in the department of English and comparative literature at UNC-Chapel Hill, reflects on her professorship and simultaneous life as a rock ‘n’ roll musician as well as her approach to the public humanities in this article about … Read more

If you have ever contemplated ways to improve your romantic relationships, you have probably heard about love languages. … While it may seem like a small point, finding your “primary” love language is a cornerstone of love language advice. “If … Read more

Human connection is a basic, biological necessity for us. … Over time, chronic loneliness can damage our immune system. These immune system changes can, in time, lead to chronic diseases. “We have lots of research now showing that higher levels … Read more

The Aral Sea used to be the fourth-largest lake in the world, but thanks to poor water management, the lake rapidly shrank over only a handful of decades—from larger than the entire state of West Virginia to only 10 percent … Read more

Three new books describe far-flung societies — from the Native tribes of North America to the caliphates of Eurasia — that have made war and sustained their conquests. UNC historian Wayne Lee’s new book, Indigenous Warfare in Eastern North America, … Read more