Brains recognize a smell based on which cells fire, in what order – the same way you recognize a song based on its pattern…
Indigenous communities were already suffering badly under Bolsonaro. Now, COVID-19 threatens their very survival.
The federal government's fight against cocaine distribution wrongly assumes that it's all destined for the US.
Overall, waiting times may be improving – but long waits are still common in Black communities.
Tens of millions of Americans who have been telecommuting during the pandemic are beginning to head back to the office –…
Expansion of voucher programs may leave parents with a choice between sending children to religious schools or public schools…
As if the symptoms of COVID-19 were not disturbing enough, physicians have noted a rare neurological condition that emerges…
Putting a dollar value on human lives to compare the costs and benefits of stay-at-home orders can have unintended consequences.…
Mismanaged and in disrepair, many low-income housing complexes are nonetheless seen as important avatars of modern architecture.…
Some lament that today's anti-racism movement has no charismatic leaders like the civil rights era did. Such comparisons…
Electors may not vote their consciences, which means the Electoral College will continue to operate how most Americans think…
Social distancing is leaving older Americans more isolated and opening them up to serious health risks.
We want to be whitelisted and not blacklisted for jobs. White lies make stretching the truth okay, but you don't want…
There's no scientific definition for a wave of disease – and no evidence that the original onslaught of coronavirus…
How politicians and the public in Denver, Colorado handled the 1918 flu epidemic is relevant to today.
Effective national leadership and trust in government appear to be prerequisites for countries to achieve widespread digital…
Severe scrutiny of two major papers, including one about the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine, is part of science's…
What will it take to change a brutal and militaristic style of policing in America? Political will.
Energy companies are marketing a new fuel: 'renewable' natural gas. But it's not the same from a climate change…
The Quran recognizes 'no superiority of a white person over a black person.' That notion, radical in 7th-century…