Long overlooked by scientists, white matter may provide clues to some of the brain’s greatest mysteries.
A global team of researchers analyzed 34 studies of unconditional cash-transfer programs administered in low- and middle-income…
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President Joe Biden has urged lawmakers to act over abortion rights should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade. But is…
Fire season is getting longer, and the result is transforming iconic desert ecosystems. The start to 2022 has been so dire,…
The Fed lifted its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point as it fights raging inflation.
The COVID-19 mRNA vaccines put nanomedicine in the spotlight as a potential way to treat diseases like cancer and HIV. While…
Relics often provided a way to bring more pilgrims into a church – and therefore, more offerings.
A study of rural schools in Pennsylvania found that schools ended up in a clash between local residents and state and federal…
This growing trend aims to shift some of the power funders typically wield to the groups getting their money.
Agreements negotiated a century ago to share water on Western rivers among states are showing their age in a time of water…
Over 800 sites across the US report coronavirus data from sewage to the CDC. Here’s how this kind of surveillance system…
Research is revealing that fitness trackers alone can be helpful facilitators toward changing a sedentary lifestyle but…
Existing coronavirus vaccines are not as effective against newer variants of the virus. Two vaccine experts explain how…
Tests found PFAS in school uniforms, pillows, upholstered furniture and several other items that are often next to children’s…
If the Supreme Court guts landmark rulings that established a constitutional right to abortion, the legal struggle will…
The US has frozen tens of billions of dollars worth of assets belonging to Russians and their government. A legal scholar…
A draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito suggests that a majority of the court may overturn the landmark 1973 ruling…