First space tourists will face big risks, as private companies gear up for paid suborbital flights
When it comes to commercial space tourism, suborbital flight are the first frontier. But what are the risks? Are there health…
When it comes to commercial space tourism, suborbital flight are the first frontier. But what are the risks? Are there health…
Turning food scraps and yard trimmings into compost improves soil, making it easier for people to grow their own food. City…
In Brazil, black COVID-19 patients are dying at higher rates than white patients. Worse housing quality, working conditions…
The Fed is spending up to US$2.3 trillion to help save the U.S. economy from the coronavirus recession. But where does all…
While nursing homes have accounted for more than half of COVID-19 deaths in some states, they've barely been a factor…
The FDA has sped up its approval process for coronavirus treatments, creating a new division to expedite the regulatory…
With the county facing a crisis in emotional health, we may need two vaccines: one for COVID-19 and another for toxic stress.…
A team of researchers developed an app to study whether the pandemic would cause our internal clocks to go haywire.
The agency's earliest ad campaigns emphasized youthful idealism, patriotism and travel opportunities. That was an easier…
Cuba's sustainable approach to farming has protected its rivers from the kind of nutrient pollution that impairs many…
If worshippers congregate outside amid coronavirus fears, it wouldn't be unprecedented. Early settlers used outside…
As the COVID-19 pandemic exposes the risks of an interconnected world, Indian thinkers offer timely insights on how to understand…
Many militia members have championed the importance of individual rights, but have also backed a president who is now threatening…
The anti-fascist movement is a decentralized collection of individual activists who mostly use nonviolent methods to achieve…
Why does COVID-19 hit men harder than women? Is the disparity in mortality rates due male hormones or an underlying difference…
Nearly half the states have limited liability for health care providers at a time when nursing home regulation is declining…
Racism – and the chronic stress it causes – leads to poor health among African Americans. It may change the way genes…
The Supreme Court's pandemic-related move to oral argument over the telephone has improved those arguments and allowed…
Smartphone apps and wearable devices can tell when workers have been within six feet of each other, promising to help curb…