From planting mangroves to dumping minerals in the ocean, there are lots of ideas for ocean carbon dioxide removal – and…
A psycholinguist explains what’s really going on when people misspeak.
Four reasons affordable housing is slow to recover after disasters, and what communities can do about it.
A folklorist explains how Halloween continues an ancient Celtic tradition of the celebration of the dead.
Will some polls misfire in prominent races in the 2022 midterms? Probably. Will such errors be eye-catching? In some cases,…
Whether crime is up or down depends on what kind of crime, what the comparison is to, and where you’re counting crimes.
The US and the Soviet Union never engaged in direct combat, but their influences were felt worldwide, including in armed…
Workshops that focus on the needs of one particular immigrant community improve mental health for parents and kids and provide…
Going out of your way to get grossed out might seem like a contradiction of human nature. But it serves a strong evolutionary…
They are easy to get, and far less costly than prescription hearing aids. But over-the-counter devices are not the answer…
Health guidelines can feel contradictory and hard to interpret. But a new star rating system should help consumers and policymakers…
A sociologist unpacks how common superstitions like fear of 13 can gain steam.
What people consider to be fair and just today are in line with the laws of ancient Mesopotamia and the Tang Dynasty in…
The technology of an advanced alien civilization is likely to produce many signs that could be detected across the vastness…
What happens if the public loses faith in fair elections? That’s the question being asked as candidates influenced by…
A scholar of law and humanities compares bans on dogs with any pit bull genes to “one drop” laws that once classified…
More than 22 million people currently live in Florida following a century of rapid growth.