The placebo effect is more than just mental – it’s a biological system that can measurably improve a patient’s symptoms.…
The tree mix matters. Near Chesapeake Bay, scientists have been experimenting with mini-forests for over a decade. The surprising…
The new playing fields are rolling out in stadiums from Mexico to Canada. Creating the perfect pitch in very different climates…
Women are at highest risk of being hurt or killed after separating from a potentially violent partner, but interventions…
Pulling together the results of 40 experiments done by different teams over decades, researchers found that infant boys…
Science itself isn’t ‘truth,’ but it is an activity with the goal of getting closer to the truth.
When people know someone used AI to write a message, they see the person as lazy or insincere.
Interviews with parents of students with disabilities show that children were often physically restrained and secluded at…
The Ludlow strike was one of the most bitter and violent in U.S. labor history.
The Trump administration’s immigration detention policies appear to be, in part, inspired by the heavy-handed tactics…
Who gets all that cash, and what do they do with it?
Hampshire College’s studen-driven, unorthodox approach to education has roots in the early 1900s and a belief that students…
A cannabis legalization movement that for a decade rode a wave of success has stalled amid failed ballot initiatives, rising…
Congress has refused to exercise oversight of the Iran war, with Republicans nixing Democrats’ attempts to exercise legislators’…
Through fossilized tooth enamel, scientists are reconstructing the diets and landscapes that existed millions of years ago.…
West Germany’s educational reforms in the 1960s and ‘70s show that gaps in knowledge can sometimes create opportunity…
It would take hours to set up the perfect shot at the Texas Petawatt Laser facility. Once it fired, the beam released an…
The interwar years in Latin America saw a remarkable flourishing of left-wing political thought aiming to challenge US dominance.…
State lawmakers are trying to shield tracks from nuisance lawsuits − but the larger threat may be rising land values and…