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COVID-19 has hit college and universities particularly hard, but do ‘nonessential’ employees have to suffer?
Nurses have always been at the forefront during war, epidemics and other times of disaster.
Researchers are starting to understand why the bones of diabetic people are more prone to fractures.
Yeast is a single-celled organism that’s everywhere around us. Understanding how yeast works can help you make better bread and appreciate this old friend of humanity.
With careful observation, you can start to recognize that one sassy squirrel or the cardinal pair who call your neighborhood home.
Fantasy fiction provides more than escapism for young readers.
A scholar of multicultural education says the COVID-19 pandemic gives parents of color the chance to choose what their children learn at home.
Are ‘murder hornets’ from Asia invading North America? A Japanese entomologist who’s been stung by one and lived to tell the tale explains what’s true about these predatory insects.
During this unsettling time, global leaders have assured children and adults alike that the tooth fairy, free from the risk of infection, is indeed an essential worker.
Army physicians are turning to drugs approved for other conditions or newly developed treatments such as the antiviral Remdesivir to treat infected personnel.
As the US prepares to reopen from weeks of social distancing, it’s worth noting what other countries are doing.
Three cases just argued in the Supreme Court have the potential to redefine the power of Congress to hold the president accountable.
Several economists predict joblessness will eventually surpass the 25% rate experienced in 1933.
Vaccine development is usually a long process. The coronavirus pandemic is forcing researchers to innovate and test potential vaccines faster than ever before.
Physical activity is important for all kinds of health reasons, even in quarantine.
This real-time snapshot of the digital divide illustrates why education experts are concerned that school closures could increase achievement gaps.
Trying to land your dream job during the COVID-19 pandemic may be a daunting challenge. Two university-based job coaches offer insights on how to think more long-term.
Social distancing has made giving to the poor – an obligation under Islam – harder this Ramadan. Meanwhile Muslim nonprofits are feeling the strain of the economic downturn.
From Nairobi to Los Angeles, pandemic lockdowns have cleared pollution from the skies. But those blue vistas may be temporary, and shutdowns aren’t slowing climate change.
A program intended to reduce coca production ended up giving two Latin American countries a big boost to their flower power.
About half of incarcerated women in the United States are mothers to children under age 18. Natural spaces within a prison can help maintain their mother-child bonds.
Research shows black men are less likely to exercise in white neighborhoods. Those who do jog report having police called and neighbors shun them.
It is a pretty spectacular achievement to not only rendezvous with an asteroid as it is whizzing around the Sun but also collect a sample. Here’s what the researchers learned.
Mothers love to be with their children on Mother’s Day, but this year, things might be different. A physician walks you through some questions to consider as you decide whether such a visit is safe.