Research has found a link between experiencing migraine headaches in adulthood and experiencing emotional abuse in childhood. So how strong is the link?
Women are underrepresented in the energy sector at a time of rapid change and demand for new talent. Hiring more women could make energy companies more innovative and speed the shift to clean fuels.
A study estimates that Americans would pay $92 billion yearly in extra taxes to protect national parks. But the Trump Administration’s budget calls for cuts.
Obama has said he expects European allies to chip in their fair share of defense spending, and European public opinion supports it. But as a Tufts expert points out, many challenges in Europe remain.
Oz Shy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Regulators trying to keep taxpayers from having to foot the bill for the next wave of bank bailouts are placing too much on emphasis on size and missing the ‘bigger’ picture.
It’s a common quirk of human psychology to make the mental leap that the way things are is the way things ought to be. New research into how we explain the world around us sheds light on the phenomenon.
In a part of Washington state hit hard by extreme fire, a fire ecologist explains how prescribed burns and thinning can make the land more fire-resilient.
Donald Nieman, Binghamton University, State University of New York
In the 1850s, an influx of immigrants incited xenophobia in Americans. How did Abraham Lincoln, the GOP’s first president, react to the angry mood? A Civil War historian tells the tale.
Many think that men are simply better than women at video games. Researchers recently compared performances of male and female gamers to determine if there’s truth to this assumption.
New research is narrowing the gap, creating technology with the detecting capabilities of canines but without the downsides of relying on a biological system.
As congressional leaders today discuss legislation to curb the opioid epidemic, we look at three articles that explain how it happened and one that suggests some solutions.
Islam is often presented as an unchanging monolith. But as the emergence of ‘third spaces’ outside home and mosque shows, the American Muslim community exemplifies the diversity of American society.
The American Muslim population is one of the most diverse. So, what are the religious and political leanings of America’s different Muslim communities?
How does an oil-rich country end up with a food shortage? A GSU international development expert explains how the legacy of one man’s rise to power continues to cripple the nation.
Excess nutrients from farm fields cause widespread water pollution across the U.S. Bioreactors – essentially, ditches filled with wood chips – are emerging as a way to reduce nutrient pollution.