Why you may be more at risk for foodborne infections during the holidays
Millions of people travel during the holidays, eager to spend time with loved ones. That travel, along with exposure to…
Millions of people travel during the holidays, eager to spend time with loved ones. That travel, along with exposure to…
E-cigarette usage among teens has surged. A tobacco control expert explains how flavors may be contributing.
With President Trump insisting on funding for his border wall and Democrats vehemently opposed, a partial government shutdown…
Older. More suburban. Less fertile. More diverse. This year, Americans grappled with some major shifts in the demographic…
If a person in the US has lots of money, he or she has access to some of the best health care in the world. The story is…
The Parkland school shooting not only spurred unprecedented national protests for gun control – it also prompted debates…
The chocolate industry is undergoing significant change at the moment, both for better and worse. Here are three trends…
While college football coaches who make it to the widely televised bowl games stand to collect major bonuses, history shows…
Back in 2016, the Brexit vote and US presidential election seemed like a nationalist one-two punch that could knock out…
Singles can face mistaken stereotypes and value judgments that they are less happy, or lonelier. For many, being single…
The initial aim of the 1937 Foreign Agents Registration Act was long forgotten: the prosecution of Nazis for interfering…
For many who know someone who has lost a loved one, it can be hard to know what to say or how to respond. For those who…
Developing drugs is typically the domain of large pharmaceutical companies. But here is an example of drug development for…
Major advances in computing technology could break most modern encryption – but not for at least a few years.
What shape is an electron? The answer, believe it or not, has implications for our understanding of the entire universe,…
When researchers took a close look at transcripts for thousands of California community college students, they discovered…
Many homes, parks and businesses in US cities stand on former manufacturing sites that may have left legacy hazardous wastes…
The Federal Reserve opted to lift interest rates in a snub to stock investors who have been bleeding red for more than two…
A New York judge will decide whether Trump owes more than $2.8 million in restitution.
This year, The Conversation celebrated the 50th anniversary of 1968 with its first podcast, 'Heat and Light.' These…