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/ 1 year agoIndigenous Peoples Day offers a reminder of Native American history − including the violence they endured at the hands of Colonists
Popular culture often describes scalping − the forceful removing of a person’s scalp − as an indigenous practice. But white settlers...
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/ 1 year agoNationwide test of Wireless Emergency Alert system could test people’s patience – or help rebuild public trust in the system
If an alert from the federal government pops up on your phone, will you notice it? Will you know who it’s...
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/ 1 year agoSuperconductivity at room temperature remains elusive a century after a Nobel went to the scientist who demonstrated it below -450 degrees Fahrenheit
Superconductivity may sound like science fiction, but the first experiments to achieve it were conducted over a century ago. Heike Kamerlingh...
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/ 1 year agoClimate change is about to play a big role in government purchases – with vast implications for the US economy
The Biden administration directed agencies to consider the cost of greenhouse gas emissions in their future purchasing and budget decisions. An...
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/ 1 year agoBirds, worms, rabbits: Francis of Assisi was said to have loved them all – but today’s pet blessings on his feast day might have seemed strange to the 13th century saint
Medieval monastics were often discouraged from owning companion animals, which were viewed as a distraction, a religion scholar explains.
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/ 1 year agoTenacious curiosity in the lab can lead to a Nobel Prize – mRNA research exemplifies the unpredictable value of basic scientific research
The winners of the 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine made a discovery that helped create the COVID-19 vaccines. They...
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/ 1 year agoWhere the Supreme Court stands on banning books
Current precedent relies on a 1982 case in which five justices generally agreed there were limits on a school’s power to...
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/ 1 year agoBeing told where their blood ends up encourages donors to give again – new research
Because not everyone who is eligible to give blood donates at least once a year, there are periodic shortages, like the...
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/ 1 year agoNavigating the risks and benefits of AI: Lessons from nanotechnology on ensuring emerging technologies are safe as well as successful
Two decades ago, the nanotechnology revolution avoided stumbling by bringing a wide range of people to the table to chart its...
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/ 1 year agoHIV self-test kits are meant to empower those at risk − but they don’t necessarily lead to starting HIV treatment or prevention
Many people at heightened risk for HIV have never been tested. Those who have self-tested for HIV often don’t go on...
