A team of researchers tried to gauge public perceptions of climate activists and faith in humanity's ability to work…
Since 'Friends' premiered 25 years ago, both the television industry and the sitcom genre have undergone huge transformations.
Pot taxes will change the ability of some to purchase recreational marijuana.
California's legislature has approved a bill that would let college athletes get paid endorsements. A sociologist explains…
Convictions are where beliefs meet identity. But that can lead to trouble. Our supercharged politics make giving up a conviction…
Conversion therapy has been pushed on some in the LGBQ community by those who think same-sex sexual behavior is 'unnatural.'…
A national trial that looked at whether brain stimulation could restore memory had a surprise finding. Deep brain stimulation…
Studies suggest that marriage improves your health. But bisexuals don't seem to reap those benefits.
Studies show that the Arctic is heating up twice as fast as the rest of the planet.
In the United States, liberals and conservatives do not only differ politically. They also live separate lives in the physical…
A proposed merger between two of America's largest textbook companies could lead to problems that go well beyond price…
Davide Tanasi, a digital archaeologist, thinks it's a pity when historical artifacts are locked away in storage. He's…
E-cigarettes are taking a growing toll on health, but they are only the most recent in centuries of harm. Are lungs are…
Most of the time, these operations were not urgent – unlike the one following this disaster that summoned some 600,000…
The US economy may be in worse shape than it seems.
Freedom of choice is a pillar of Western culture. But can too much of it be a bad thing?
The Moscow elections of September 2019 were a referendum on President Vladimir Putin's ruling party. And the opposition's…
Economic and political assessments of climate change have for years helped justify inaction. Now, young environmentalists…
Bioengineers who are trying to grow replacement human tissues and organs are at the forefront of biomedicine. But you may…
A new genre of video games lets players explore virtual environments that recreate actual places and real people's lives…