Other presidents used the Defense Production Act to boost fossil fuel supplies. Biden is using it to replace them with clean…
A deadly neurological infection, chronic wasting disease, has been detected in deer, elk and moose in 30 states and four…
Four decades after the first Supreme Court ruling on the rights of students with disabilities, Congress has not made clear…
Sepsis onset can be difficult to recognize, in part because its symptoms can mimic those of many other conditions. A treatment…
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol held its first hearing to present what it has…
The word ‘evil’ sends a clear message – or does it? There are deep tensions in what the word means, and what it can…
Astronomers studying fast radio bursts recently discovered one that repeats, has a persistent radio signal and originated…
White supremacist groups seek to solidify their control over the US by changing the government, sometimes by violence.
People penalized for violating a group’s shared rules could go on to disrupt its functioning, out of revenge. Two scholars…
Thanks to humans, the atmosphere has 50% more planet-warming carbon dioxide today than it did before the industrial era.…
As nations pledge to preserve swaths of ocean within their territorial waters, a marine scientist explains why some marine…
The US is convening Latin American countries in Los Angeles this week to discuss major regional issues. An expert explains…
Social psychology researchers found that people commonly exaggerate the presence of certain groups – including ethnic…
As genetic engineering and DNA manipulation tools like CRISPR continue to advance, the distinction between what science…
In the first study of its kind, researchers found medication alone has no detectable impact on how much children with ADHD…
Analysis of the 10 years in which the US banned sales of assault weapons shows that it correlates with a drop in mass shooting…
In a 6-3 conservative majority, the more important divisions may be among the six Republican-appointed justices.