‘The Bible Belt’ has been used for a century to describe religion and politics in the South. But it captured just some of life in the region then – and doesn’t capture what’s going…
Programs took different approaches to helping young viewers grapple with the horrors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks – lessons that…
Huachuma, the Andean cactus better known as San Pedro, contains mescaline, a psychoactive compound that alters perception and mood.
Medicine and technology may have advanced, but the dangers of the wilderness remain unchanged. The Oregon Trail game provides timeless…
As the rate of obesity in the US rises, transplant centers are debating whether to accept organ donations from the obese. A new study suggests that oversized hearts are safe to use.
Radio spectrum is a critical but limited resource, but advances in technology are making it possible to share.
60 years of ‘Star Trek’: A cultural anthropologist on how the show’s “infinite diversity in infinite combinations”…
Tiny geolocators measure light levels and atmospheric pressure to reveal the migrations of small songbirds –…
