Restoring western forests – thinning out small trees and dead wood – is an important strategy for reducing the risk…
Research and a recent campaign rally show how political leaders' rhetoric can shape risk perceptions among their loyal…
Some 44,000 people – about one-hundredth of 1% of the US population -- have given $10,000 or more each to this election.…
Strangers used to call and stop by; now the most effective way to get people to vote involves getting groups of friends…
Some economists have begun to compare the current recession and recovery with a 'K,' while others see a 'V.'…
Trump uses more religious terms in his set-piece addresses than any other president in the last 100 years.
To secure a better future, small liberal arts colleges must focus on providing more opportunities for upward mobility, authors…
A new hands-on learning program helps families with young children build their engineering skills.
The U.S. was an outlier in the 20th century. It’s been typical throughout human history, and even today, it’s common…
A scholar of militia movements describes the 'peculiar' -- and erroneous -- principles that right-wing militias…
A new study is the first to identify sex differences in inflammation and immune cell activation in response to SARS-CoV-2…
In the 1860's, the Supreme Court was a 'partisan creature' and President Lincoln and the Republican Party remade…
Renaming a national holiday to celebrate Native culture is one thing, but many Indigenous peoples are looking for greater…
The Christian right began to coalesce around social and cultural changes in the late 1970s. A scholar explains the emergence…
States have been experimenting with more targeted approaches to slow the coronavirus's spread. Two strategies stand…
A strong identity as a scientist is crucial for girls to succeed in STEM fields such as computer science. Are educators…
Realizing that economics is a lot like fiction helps us better evaluate the claims economists make about the world we all…
Molina, who died on Oct. 8, 'thought climate change was the biggest problem in the world long before most people did.'…
Over 820 million people around the world go to bed hungry at night, and that tide is rising. For working to reverse it,…
Much remains unknown so far about an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, but five themes will remain…