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Why do so many people take safety risks or abuse wild animals for the sake of a photo with them? In one researcher’s view, scientists may encourage this trend by sharing their own wildlife selfies.
You’re officially an adult, but you may not feel like one. Why’s that so? When will you feel you’re a grown up?
Losing weight is hard enough to do without myths interfering in the process. Information based on evidence, not legend, is important. Doctors aren’t enough. Friends, family, media need to be on board.
TRAP laws – targeted regulation of abortion providers – have been a way for states to limit abortions. The Supreme Court Monday struck down a Texas TRAP law, saying it did not protect women.
Congress is considering new legislation to unify and clarify what all those “use by,” “sell by,” “best by” dates on foods really mean. Here’s the (limited) science behind how those dates get set.
Companies are excellent at offering apps and services in exchange for users’ data. This approach can also be a big boost to scholarly research.
As automobile technology advanced, so did our safety measures. UC Denver and MIT sociologists explain how to do the same with guns.
The Panama Canal just celebrated the opening of its new expansion, which incorporates several engineering marvels to allow it to finally support the super-sized cargo ships that dominate shipping.
When 9- to 12-month-olds with presented with two images at once – one snake and one flower – researchers found that the babies turned their heads more quickly to look at snakes than at flowers.
The London area has been the U.K.’s political and economic power center, causing the social inequality with other parts of England and Wales that fueled the leave campaign.
Inaction on President Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court blocks a decision on his immigration plan.
Lawmakers reach a deal on national labeling rules for foods that contain GMOs, but if passed, it won’t give consumers what research has shown consumers want.
A brief decision from the highest court will impact millions of lives in the U.S. GSU legal expert explains what will change, and what won’t.
A shortage of organs for donation has led some to ask: would establishing a market help? That, however, raises another question: would it also harm?
UKIP’s Nigel Farage and others blamed immigration for the desire to “leave.” But the real subject of the referendum was a dismal economy that stopped working for most Brits.
The Senate has just reached an agreement for a national system to label foods with genetically modified ingredients. What do consumers actually want from GM food labeling?
Three scholars reflect on the Supreme Court decision in the Fisher case and why institutions need to consider race.
The Brexit is on, shifting the political landscape in Europe. Scholars from Cornell, Pennsylvania State and Colorado State universities comment on what it means for U.S. foreign policy and investors.
Because Muslim Americans are an extreme ‘outgroup,’ they’re all the more vulnerable to discrimination, especially in the wake of negative media coverage.
Pandas are bears – but two million years ago they stopped eating meat. Their digestive systems have not yet adapted, though. Do upset stomachs make panda pregnancy more difficult?
In the Fisher case judgment, the Supreme Court has reminded institutions to assess race-neutral policies. But evidence shows race-neutral policies could worsen racial inequalities.
Just who do we think we are? A social psychologist from Cal Poly Pomona explains why our national identity will define the election, and our future.
Making expanded fossil fuel production the core of U.S. energy policy, as proposed by Donald Trump, and backing out of climate agreements would cost the U.S. economy billions and transform the planet.
It is now recognized within public health that discrimination causes significant health problems for the LGBTQ community.