Any HBCU closures brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic could potentially hinder the careers of many Black Americans.
The smallpox virus appears to have been with humanity for millennia before a global vaccination drive wiped it out. Current…
A social media researcher explains how bots and sock puppet accounts manipulate and polarize public debate.
Genetic information that could help finger the next infectious threat is in museums around the world.
Scholars who study policing explain what they have found that could help reduce police prejudice and violence.
As the US faces historic challenges to its democracy, Trump is mirroring tactics used by the former FBI director to smear…
Research into how war-torn and fractured nations find justice and societal reconciliation finds ways to establish sustainable…
Justice Neil Gorsuch joined the Supreme Court as a conservative. But his ruling in a major civil rights case is part of…
The COVID-019 pandemic has boosted use of disposable packaging and personal protective equipment, at the same time that…
There is a lot of confusion and concern around asymptomatic spread of SARS-C0V-2. An infectious disease expert explains…
COVID-19 is traumatizing nurses. Yet nurses have suffered trauma for decades, often due to insufficient resources, and changes…
Four decades after Ellen Craig-Jones of Urbancrest, Ohio, became the US's first Black woman mayor, seven of the nation's…
Islamic State fighters are celebrating the toll disease and racism are taking on US society.
Does taking government money mean journalists owe the government something? A media ethics scholar examines the ethical…
Fungi and other organisms called oomycetes are highly adaptable. That's bad news for the global food supply.
Unrest in the US looks familiar to Latin Americans, who are accustomed to resisting undemocratic governments – and to…
Children need time to play and be outside. That will be true even if instructional hours are cut short due to social distancing.
It is a tenet of American journalism that reporters working for the news sections of newspapers remain entirely independent…