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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'…
A Hungarian obstetrician was the first to nail down the importance of handwashing to stop the spread of infectious disease.
Brain science suggests that seniors care more about the welfare of others than younger folks do.
Humans obtain bacteria through the foods they eat. But how do bees collect bacteria that live in and on them? And where…
Since the Cold War, Americans have shifted from engaging in active self-rescue to passively waiting for help from a centralized,…
We don't know a whole lot about COVID-19, and journalists are struggling with how to convey the facts we have.
Rural America has special problems as it copes with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Researchers and public health officials still don't know how widespread nor how deadly the coronavirus really is. Random…