Summer sports camps and pre-season training often have kids running hard in high heat and humidity. The combination can…
Zebra and quagga mussels entered the Great Lakes in large ships’ ballast water. Now, local boaters and anglers are spreading…
Believe it or not, medication names are intended to be easy to remember and descriptive of the function they serve in the…
The protective caps at the ends of chromosomes naturally shorten over time. Researchers found that direct damage can prematurely…
Some reasons people oppose abortion seem to be at odds with other positions they hold. Evolutionary social science points…
Historians of American religious history explain why the Supreme Court’s recent religious liberty rulings are an example…
Research has shown for more than a century that students fall behind during the summer break. An expert offers six tips…
Protests over shortages forced the ouster of Sri Lanka’s president, but the crisis has deep-set roots in ethnonationalism,…
The unending stream of violence on news and entertainment programming can have a negative impact on kids of all ages.
Crowdfunding has become a go-to means of raising money for political causes, but the monetary show of support can cause…
A biologist explains how researchers nail down the age of ancient fossils thanks to a physical process called radioactive…
Nutrient pollution fouls lakes and bays with algae, killing fish and threatening public health. Progress curbing it has…
Abortion funds, which help people who cannot afford the procedure, are facing new kinds of pressures, including potential…
It can feel risky to try reconnecting with people in our lives after falling out of touch – but fears of rejection are…
A scholar of Japanese religion explains the connections that Japan’s political parties have with several religious groups…