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/ 11 months agoBrains have a remarkable ability to rewire themselves following injury − a concussion specialist explains the science behind rehabilitation and recovery
Concussions can teach researchers a great deal about how the brain recovers after injury and offer insights into how people can...
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/ 11 months agoMass shootings often put a spotlight on mental illness, but figuring out which conditions should keep someone from having a gun is no easy task
Red flag laws are an important step in the right direction, but much more work is needed to determine the role...
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/ 11 months agoAmid ‘checkout charity’ boom, some Americans are more likely to be impulse givers than others
Middle-class consumers and shoppers of color give the most this way.
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/ 11 months agoDreams of a ‘broken up’ Russia might turn into a nightmare for the West – and an opportunity for China
Hawkish foreign policy wonks have called for a breakup of Russia. But would that fall into Beijing’s hands?
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/ 11 months agoMéxico elegirá pronto a su primera presidenta, pero este hito oculta una marcha desigual hacia los derechos de la mujer
Las mujeres representan la mitad del Congreso mexicano y ocupan puestos clave en la política y la judicatura. Sin embargo, el...
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/ 11 months agoThe battle over right to repair is a fight over your car’s data
Today’s cars include hundreds of computer chips, and carmakers say the data produced by those chips is proprietary – and a...
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/ 11 months agoIs time travel even possible? An astrophysicist explains the science behind the science fiction
Scientists are trying to figure out if time travel is even theoretically possible. If it is, it looks like it would...
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/ 11 months agoClimate change is altering animal brains and behavior − a neuroscientist explains how
Rapidly changing temperatures and sensory environments are challenging the nervous systems of many species. Animals will be forced to evolve to...
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/ 11 months agoAs yet another deadline looms, a divided US House stumbles closer to a federal shutdown: 5 essential reads
The threat to shut down the federal government to attain political goals appears to be an important factor in the budget...
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/ 11 months agoWe studied jail conditions and jail deaths − here’s what we found
Higher jail mortality is related to jail turnover rates and demographics.
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/ 11 months agoMexico will soon elect its first female president – but that landmark masks an uneven march toward women’s rights
Women represent half of Mexico’s Congress and hold key positions in politics and the judiciary. But the country is still dogged...
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/ 11 months agoEthiopia’s Abiy takes a page from Russia, China in asserting the right to restore historical claim to strategic waters
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed claims his landlocked country has a right to demand maritime access to a Red Sea port...
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/ 11 months agoUN’s ‘global stocktake’ on climate is offering a sober emissions reckoning − but there are also signs of progress
Many countries still plan to increase fossil fuel production in the coming years and are offering big subsidies. Negotiators have their...
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/ 11 months agoSpecialized training programs using sensory augmentation devices could prevent astronauts from getting disoriented in space
When you’re an astronaut landing on the Moon, you can’t rely on the same gravitational cues we have on Earth. But...
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/ 11 months agoErdogan’s stance on Israel reflects desire to mix politics with realpolitik – and still remain a relevant regional player
Turkey and Israel exchanged tit-for-tat diplomatic withdrawals over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s pro-Hamas stance in the regional conflict. But behind that,...
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/ 11 months agoMaine voters don’t like their electric utilities, but they balked at paying billions to buy them out
Power companies can be publicly or privately owned and may report to corporate boards, local governments or co-op members. But there’s...
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/ 11 months agoAbortion rights victories show this issue is unlikely to fade in 2024 elections − 3 things to know
The new constitutional amendment to protect the right to abortion in Ohio − as well as other wins for Democrats −...
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/ 11 months agoEl idioma provoca una crisis de identidad en los hijos y nietos de inmigrantes latinos
Los jóvenes latinos de Estados Unidos se enfrentan a menudo a un panorama contradictorio:
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/ 11 months agoLa humildad es la base de una vida virtuosa
La humildad no recibe el bombo y platillo de virtudes como la valentía, la compasión o la generosidad.
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/ 11 months agoWhat is the rule of proportionality, and is it being observed in the Israeli siege of Gaza?
An expert on the laws of war argues that the burden is now on Israel to show that the heavy death...
