A COVID-19 vaccine isn't the only tool for fighting this pandemic. An immunologist argues that safe pneumonia vaccines…
Health statisticians keep careful tabs on how many people die every week. Based on what's happened in past years, they…
New statistics show that people with dementia have been particularly vulnerable during the pandemic.
As ready as you are to be done with COVID-19, it's not going anywhere soon. A historian of disease describes how once…
Some have equated the German word with small-minded cruelty. But the word's meaning is more nuanced.
Researchers tracked over 1,600 community college students over five years to learn what helped them get into a four-year…
Presidential pollsters in the US have had some embarrassing failures. Here's a catalog of those miscalls, from the scholar…
With several senators testing positive for the coronavirus, and many older than 65, political scientists look at 1954, when…
Racial, ethnic and class inequities regarding gifted and talented services are found in most school districts.
In the age of masks, improve your interactions by using all aspects of human communication.
The seemingly different debate styles of President Trump and Vice President Pence are examples of the same thing, what a…
Restoring western forests – thinning out small trees and dead wood – is an important strategy for reducing the risk…
Research and a recent campaign rally show how political leaders' rhetoric can shape risk perceptions among their loyal…
Some 44,000 people – about one-hundredth of 1% of the US population -- have given $10,000 or more each to this election.…
Strangers used to call and stop by; now the most effective way to get people to vote involves getting groups of friends…
Some economists have begun to compare the current recession and recovery with a 'K,' while others see a 'V.'…
Trump uses more religious terms in his set-piece addresses than any other president in the last 100 years.
To secure a better future, small liberal arts colleges must focus on providing more opportunities for upward mobility, authors…
A new hands-on learning program helps families with young children build their engineering skills.
The U.S. was an outlier in the 20th century. It’s been typical throughout human history, and even today, it’s common…