Much like the history of the US, Joel Roberts Poinsett, after whom the poinsettia is named, had a complicated and troubling…
When ships sink, they add artificial structures to the seafloor that can quickly become diverse, ecologically important…
In emphasizing the church’s love for all, including people in LGBTQ+ relationships, the pope has sidestepped thorny doctrinal…
Childhood adversity can put people at risk of perpetrating domestic violence in the future. Having a supportive social network…
Anti-democratic actions and government corruption are key reasons many Guatemalans migrate to the US.
Feral hogs are one of the most destructive invasive species in North America, harming land, crops and wildlife.
The US saw a record number of billion-dollar disasters in 2023, even when accounting for inflation. The number of long-running…
There are lots of ideas about how to save local news. One of them is that increasing coverage of local politics will bring…
Probiotics are great for your gut, but which sources contain the most beneficial bacteria? Newly developed sensors are helping…
Assistive technology like screen readers for the blind help people with disabilities use computers and smartphones, but…
Many countries wrestle with whether to include any kind of education about religion in public school lessons, and each one…
Detecting and tracking motion is key to survival. The ability to extract auditory information from a noisy environment changes…
Pictures of black holes have a white outline around them when photographed, due to one of black holes’ unique and key…
Positive psychology focuses on science-based ideas about how to increase your happiness and live a satisfying life. Studies…
An interdisciplinary group of researchers at Penn State ran computer models on two Philadelphia census tracts. The neighborhood…
More than three-quarters of the world’s nations engage in torture, which is notoriously difficult to study because it…
The history of whiskey is one of perception, not necessarily quality.