Legislators in a growing number of democracies are clamping down on civil society. In the United States, it's happening…
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How do jurors use different kinds of information about mental illness when making sentencing decisions? An experiment finds…
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Social media activity suggests that pro-vaccine evidence may be starting to outweigh anti-vaxxer disinformation.
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Two prestigious journals have suggested abandoning the traditional test of the strength of a study's results. But a…
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If tax seasons is stressing you out, a look at the worst things that could happen to you if you mess up – and why they're…
It might appear to many that atheism is a modern idea. However, in parts of Asia, particularly in India, atheism has been…
Gabon's strongman president, Ali Bongo, is barely clinging to power after contested elections, a stroke and a coup attempt.…
States are folding the social and economic costs of burning fossil fuels into their electricity policies, giving utilities…
For decades, New England students took field trips out into the Long Island Sound. Their data show how quickly the sound…
Rail advocates often make the case that trains are a cleaner mode of transportation, but why is that so? And what would…
As antibiotic resistance increases globally, the heat is on to find new alternatives to treat infections. Chemists can get…
A series of new studies sheds light on the population crash and extinction of the giant birds, lemurs and more that roamed…
In the wake of a judge’s ruling that Medicaid work requirements in two states are not legal, questions remain. The most…
Rural and small-town residents believe they aren't getting their fair share from the government. A majority of them…
Why are three-pointer shots from the corner more efficient than the ones above the break? The answer: More than 90 percent…
When Jessie Simmons applied for a teaching job in 1958, her application went to a separate file for "Negro teachers"…