USC Dornsife News

The lesson in the presumed death of the mercenary leader two months after his mutiny against Putin: Don’t make yourself an enemy of Russia’s leader.

Astronomer Caroline Herschel’s work discovering and cataloging astronomical objects in the 18th century is still used in the field today, but she didn’t always get her due credit.

New findings from the La Brea Tar Pits in southern California suggest human-caused wildfires in the region, along with a warming climate, led to the loss of most of the area’s large mammals.

Fighting misinformation doesn’t have to involve restricting content or dampening people’s enthusiasm for sharing it. The key is turning bad habits into good ones.

Very few prisons offer credit-bearing college programs for inmates. That’s about to change.

National security scholar Gregory F. Treverton discusses the revolt by Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and the U.S.’s response to the situation.

With the popularity of eclipses and meteor showers, USC Dornsife astronomy professor Vahe Peroomian shares his travel tips for viewing astronomical phenomena.

The WHO report concluded that habitual use of nonsugar sweeteners is linked to a modest increase in diabetes, hypertension and stroke. But the research it’s based on has limitations.

How a new parent tells the story of a momentous event can help them make sense of what happened. Research finds new moms’ and dads’ narratives around childbirth held clues about their transition to parenthood.