Congress is edging closer to pushing through its first gun control legislation in 30 years. Included in the bill is a provision…
A negative environment dissuades many women engineering students from staying in the field. Can colleges and universities…
States with red flag laws saw fewer firearm deaths, on average, than states without them.
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We asked four experts to explain what gas taxes are used for and whether waiving them will make much of a difference to…
The US Environmental Protection Agency is reexamining the health effects of bisphenol A. A chemist explains why BPA is in…
An anthropologist explains the power of purification rituals, such as bringing down a building following a tragic occurrence…
A bioethicist explains the four ethical principles that guide medical practitioners’ thinking about abortion, such as…
The ways Americans talk about firearms is full of contradictions, two communication scholars explain – and that powerfully…
Presley never wrote a memoir. Nor did he keep a diary. His music could have been a window into his inner life, but he didn’t…
The homogeneity of citizen science volunteers undercuts the ability of these projects to bring science to underserved communities.
Heat domes are a dangerous part of summer weather.
With teachers reporting record-high levels of burnout, and more burnout than any other profession in the US, scholars examine…
Sometimes wind and solar power produce more electricity than the local grid can handle. Better energy storage and transmission…
Parents are often the primary source of information that children receive from their environment. How consistent parents’…
Many countries welcome foreigners who want to join their military forces.
Urban economics experts are creating simulated cities to forecast the effect that permanent telecommuting could have on…
In an interview, scholar Alyssa Collins explains how her time spent plumbing the sci fi writer’s papers left her stunned…