Thousands of ancient genomes have been sequenced to date. A Nobel Prize highlights tremendous opportunities for aDNA, as…
Many government agencies help people whose lives are thrown off course, but not everyone is eligible or able to access that…
Pork producers are challenging a California law that animal welfare advocates call the most important measure for farm animal…
How doctors care for their patients is highly influenced by clinical guidelines. Recommendations based on anecdotal experience…
A scholar who used to evaluate after-school programs says they should do more than just be a place for kids to hang out…
The Cold War provided the US with strategic and defensive advantages; some politicians also used it to push their view of…
The number of bank robberies is at about the lowest since the 1960s. A researcher investigates why.
A G-7 strategy to cap Russia’s oil prices and continue to weaken that economy is intended to halt the war in Ukraine.…
Black conservative Clarence Thomas’ improbable rise as a powerful US Supreme Court justice today was unimaginable during…
Research on Hurricane Harvey found that flood insurance and strong social networks were key factors in determining how quickly…
A historian looks back at the success – and failure – of mass mobilization efforts by Russia and the Soviet Union.
Two hurricane and climate scientists explain what’s known – and still unknown – about global warming’s influence…
Some of the most innovative people in the world earn Nobel Prizes. Scholars of creativity identify what they have in common…
Many Americans know a simple version of Holocaust history, in which their country played the savior. The reality isn’t…
While people have wondered about déjà vu for a long time, only recently have scientists started experimentally investigating…
Appalachia has one of the highest rates of oral health problems per person in the US.
Durante la pandemia de COVID-19, la selva Amazónica ha visto un crecimiento explosivo de deforestación y caminos ilegales.…
Affirmative action, discrimination against LGBTQ people and election laws are some of the hot-button issues that the Supreme…
Just in time for this year’s Nobel Prize announcements, here’s how the symbolism of a plant associated with the god…