The World Health Organization declared the new coronavirus to be a public health emergency on Jan. 30, 2020. Does the action…
A social psychologist explains how you can be so deeply affected by the death of someone you've never met.
Unlike when Kobe Bryant went straight from high school to the NBA, future superstars must now spend at least one year in…
What will happen to campaign workers after the Feb. 3 caucuses? It's a question that's in the cold Iowa air, carrying…
In 1868, during the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson, the Senate tied on two votes. Chief Justice Salmon P.…
Pecking holes in a solid wood tree trunk would give you a headache, if not serious brain damage. What special assets allow…
Whether in situations relating to scientific consensus, economic history or current political events, denialism has its…
Schools and colleges can teach political hope that can help citizens make better choices.
During the Nazi era, roughly 300,000 additional Jewish refugees could have gained entry to the US. But the immigration law’s…
The curious history of a ritual meant to ward off bad luck.
Long in the making, the US administration's Middle East plan was quickly rejected by Palestinian leaders. It was hardly…
Calling witnesses and reviewing documents fit the Founders' goals for impeachment to curb the president's unilateral…
Even though the UK is officially out of the EU on Jan. 31, it'll take at least another 11 months of negotiations before…
An economist who has studied new ways to improve measures of gross domestic product explains what GDP is and how it could…
The novel coronavirus spreading outward from Wuhan, China, will get an assist from a subset of infected people who transmit…
Scientists do not yet know the severity of the current coronavirus. A biologist who worked on the 2009 flu pandemic offers…
With coronavirus continuing to spread, you may wonder: How do I know if I might have it? An infectious disease expert explains.
As women began to come forward with experiences of rape and abuse, backlash came forward too. The notion of 'false memory'…
Falsehoods about Andrew Johnson have become a staple of Republican arguments opposing the impeachment of Trump.
A new look at detailed data about Civil War skirmishes along the Mississippi River reveals another key to the Union's…