The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol held its first hearing to present what it has…
The word ‘evil’ sends a clear message – or does it? There are deep tensions in what the word means, and what it can…
Astronomers studying fast radio bursts recently discovered one that repeats, has a persistent radio signal and originated…
White supremacist groups seek to solidify their control over the US by changing the government, sometimes by violence.
People penalized for violating a group’s shared rules could go on to disrupt its functioning, out of revenge. Two scholars…
Thanks to humans, the atmosphere has 50% more planet-warming carbon dioxide today than it did before the industrial era.…
As nations pledge to preserve swaths of ocean within their territorial waters, a marine scientist explains why some marine…
The US is convening Latin American countries in Los Angeles this week to discuss major regional issues. An expert explains…
Social psychology researchers found that people commonly exaggerate the presence of certain groups – including ethnic…
As genetic engineering and DNA manipulation tools like CRISPR continue to advance, the distinction between what science…
In the first study of its kind, researchers found medication alone has no detectable impact on how much children with ADHD…
Analysis of the 10 years in which the US banned sales of assault weapons shows that it correlates with a drop in mass shooting…
In a 6-3 conservative majority, the more important divisions may be among the six Republican-appointed justices.
Congress tends to be most likely to act after an assassination or assassination attempt of historic proportions or mass…
It has long puzzled researchers why Latinos seem to have lower rates of heart disease than their non-Latino counterparts,…
Your background and life experiences seep into the mind’s eye, quietly shaping whether you believe your dreams can come…
Psychologists know babies can form memories soon after birth. So why can’t people remember anything that happened to them…
The number of candidates running in party primaries has ballooned since 2010. That may result in extreme, inexperienced…
There are 13 states with so-called ‘trigger laws’ that aim to ban abortion if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.…