In battling the coronavirus, will 'optimistic bias' be our undoing?
Humans tend to downplay their own susceptibility to being harmed – an attitude of 'it won't happen to me'…
Humans tend to downplay their own susceptibility to being harmed – an attitude of 'it won't happen to me'…
As the coronavirus spreads and life comes to a standstill, people are coming up with a host of rituals to maintain a sense…
Small-scale farmers are likely to be hit hard if open-air markets close due to coronavirus fears. This could have a longer-term…
Home care aides play a critical role in providing health care to the elderly and other groups at the greatest risk of infection.…
Police experience in crisis and hostage negotiation could come in handy when dealing with cybercriminals who have, effectively,…
Polio was nearly eradicated with the Salk vaccine in 1955. At the time, little was known about this mysterious disease that…
Physicians and patients are grappling with rapid-fire changes and a shift to virtual medicine.
Look out for your elderly parents, family members, friends and neighbors. It could save their lives.
Our government, suggest the authors, risks traumatizing its citizens with its failure to slow the spread of COVID-19.
The coronavirus pandemic is not like other emergencies addressed in custody arrangements. The best advice is to try to collaborate…
It may become impossible for the hundreds of members of Congress to meet in person. One legal scholar says the language…
A commission looking at the future of service is set to makesits recommendations. It is hoping to make a year of service…
Without government intervention, three experts warn, HBCUs will have a difficult time bouncing back from the effects of…
Plaintiffs in age discrimination cases often find it difficult to prove their cases. Now, a Supreme Court case could further…
Countries have tried a variety of approaches to contain the spread of COVID-19 – except a coordinated one.
The value that bats provide to humans by pollinating crops and eating insects is far greater than harm from virus transmission…
You won't see a blue shark near the beach, but thanks to 50 years of tagging data, scientists are learning about their…
Today is World TB Day. With attention turned toward coronavirus, it might seem too much to think about. But there's…
In view of the rapid spread of the coronavirus, faith communities are changing many traditional practices. An historian…