Many Starbucks customers are irked by recent changes to its popular rewards program. But they may not have as much to complain…
A specialist in Catholic litury and rituals explains that while several popes have been canonized, it is a long process…
An increasing number of colleges aren’t interested in seeing applicants’ standardized test results.
Mass shooters over the age of 60 are rare, but often differ from younger gunmen in motives and actions prior to their attack.
Once seen as the Chinese Beverly Hills, Monterey Park is now seen as Asian America’s ‘town square’ – the impact…
In a thin-obsessed culture, fatness has become its own kind of monster.
Antisemitism often appears and spreads on social media. But digital technology can be part of the solution, too.
Instead of using the secret routes along the Underground Railroad to find freedom in the North, thousands of enslaved Black…
A wireless transmitter uses almost no power and at first glance appears to violate the laws of physics. It’s actually…
Yoga’s surge in popularity in the past decade has spurred more research into its effects. The combination of physical…
The US PEPFAR initiative has brought HIV medication to millions of people globally. Behind this progress are the activists…
The Food Compass system scores foods based on variables like the amounts of refined grains and sugars, processing and healthful…
A university course teaches students why people believe false and evidence-starved claims, to show them how to determine…
A passport from the United Arab Emirates will get you into far more destinations than one from Afghanistan. Gaps like this…
Even people who are only indirectly exposed to these repeat tragedies, such as first responders and those affected by media…
A wave of infrastructure projects is coming as federal funds pour in. Cities need to know the risks from the cheapest, most…
Researchers are exploring different ways to improve how cochlear implant users perceive speech and music in noisy environments.