Winter is flu season – could it be coronavirus season as well? The research is mixed, but other factors besides temperature…
In the 1790s, penal reformers rebuilt America's squalid jails as airy, hygienic places meant to keep residents – and…
In his endorsement of Biden, Obama gave his consent for his former running mate to go beyond the policy platform they built.…
With officers being hit by illness, arrests have dropped during the coronavirus crisis. Meanwhile crime rates have remained…
Young voters are important to the continuity of democracy because voting at a young age leads to continued voting throughout…
In the search for a rapid COVID-19 vaccine, researchers are modifying a method using the chemical riboflavin now used to…
Why is there such a wide difference in projections for how much COVID-19 will spread? An expert in disease modeling explains…
Research shows smartphone use disrupts an essential facet of human connection – eye contact.
In these times of fear and uncertainty, many of us face daily decisions regarding the right thing to do. An ethicist offers…
The COVID-19 outbreak presents many opportunities for students to develop needed solutions to real-life problems, says a…
Wildfire smoke makes it harder for firefighters' bodies to fight off viral invaders. But firefighting conditions make…
CBD may not be a panacea for your aches and pains -- and it certainly isn't for COVID-19.
Two phrases you hear a lot these days are viral load and infectious dose. What do they mean? Do they reflect the severity…
For most of the past five decades, income inequality has been higher in rural counties than in urban areas. Now, urban areas…
One in 5 of the poorest US households don't have a car and rely on public transportation to get around.
The Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has reversed its decadeslong practice of protecting voters' rights…
Their loss affects those in the LGBT community who have the least to lose.
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, or SNCC, traces its lineage to students who learned from a 'second curriculum'…