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…
Through genetic detective work, scientists have identified missing links in the tomato’s evolution from a wild blueberry-sized…
The International Court of Justice ordered Myanmar to protect its Rohingya minority and preserve any evidence relevant to…
Brain organoids are tiny models that neuroscientists use to learn more about how the brain grows and works. But new research…
Much was made of The New York Times' dual endorsement of Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar. But four days prior, a…
In retweeting a doctored image of Nancy Pelosi standing in a hijab in front of an Iranian flag, Trump is playing into fears…
People who support Brexit want different results from the UK's departure from the EU – and they can't all get…
In a handful of cases, defendants in murder cases have said that they were defending themselves from a same-sex pass or…
Some Democrats are fearing chaos at the convention if no candidate meets the nomination threshold. History suggests they…
The FDA has banned flavored e-cigarettes that appeal to kids. But new research shows that the danger of flavors could go…
The backlash has given way to a simmering male anxiety that an innocuous comment could lead to a sexual harassment accusation.
The Never Again Education Act is meant to make Holocaust education more prominent in America's schools. A scholar of…
More than 20,000 American high school students have made their own guitars in school over the past decade. Many of them…