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Research on the relationship between mascots and fandom shows just how tricky it is to truly eradicate a mascot from a region’s collective identity.
New York soon may charge a fee to drive into central Manhattan as a way of reducing traffic and raising funds for public transit. An urban scholar says this step is overdue in the United States.
These terms are often used interchangeably by the public, and though the concepts are overlapping, there are important distinctions.
Many cultures still experience silence and shame around mental health issues. But that doesn’t mean they don’t need help.
Adverse childhood events can not only cause lasting psychological effects but also learning problems. That, in turn, worsens health outcomes, as literacy is an integral part of health care.
A minority politics scholar assesses black progress 52 years after MLK’s death based on poverty, jobs and wealth. ‘In some ways,’ she concludes, ‘we’ve barely budged as a people.’
What happened after Brandin Cooks took a massive blow during Super Bowl LII helps explain why NFL’s concussion crisis isn’t killing the sport’s popularity.
It’s not just fitness trackers – mobile phones can reveal users’ whereabouts too, even with location tracking turned off.
An economist explains why the Dow Jones industrial average’s biggest-ever one-day drop shouldn’t bother you too much.
Amazon, like the entire tech sector, has suffered from a lack of diversity in its workforce. This trend is likely to continue when it opens a second headquarters in one of 20 cities.
Adolescents have important developmental work to do. Despite what worried grownups think, taking needless risks isn’t the goal for teens. Being risky is part of exploring and learning about the world.
A climate scientist explains how New Hampshire managed to overcome the political divide to make real progress on climate change.
The U.S. has had multiple drug epidemics, and, until recently, has not had evidence-tested ways to help people. That has changed. New medicines can help. But other medical issues should also be addressed.
North and South Korea explained in five questions and answers.
Fifty years after a major oil spill in Santa Barbara helped launch the environmental movement, Californians strongly oppose the Trump administration’s push to expand offshore drilling.
The attorney general’s memo portended an end to a hands-off approach to this enforcement conundrum. It could backfire.
A new study finds it’s possible to train the brain to better distinguish between speech and background noise.
Income inequality, the most common way to measure the gap between the rich and the poor, only tells part of the story. Wealth inequality tells the rest.
No probable cause, no public records – this is not a typical criminal court.
Year after year, southern states consistently rank among the worst in the US for health and wellness.
The FBI has long fed Congress secret intel. Trump and Nunes’ fight to release classified information may turn this dynamic on its head.
President Trump claims that America is a nation based in faith. A scholar says, it’s more complicated.
In the 1960s many Americans may have only known Hinduism through meditation, but the story of this country’s relationship with Hinduism is much longer and more complex.
Companies are now tracking how consumers react on social media to Super Bowl ads. They’re also studying how the brain responds to them. Could personalized Super Bowl ads be on the horizon?