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/ 1 year agoResearchers can learn a lot with your genetic information, even when you skip survey questions – yesterday’s mode of informed consent doesn’t quite fit today’s biobank studies
Biobanks collect and store large amounts of data that researchers use to conduct a wide range of studies. Making sure participants...
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/ 1 year agoYes, debates do help voters decide – and candidates are increasingly reluctant to participate
Debates have played an important part in the American political process. And when candidates don’t participate, democracy suffers.
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/ 1 year agoThink being a NASCAR driver isn’t as physically demanding as other sports? Think again
Imagine an NBA game played outdoors in August, with no substitutions and players wearing snowsuits, gloves and ski masks. Race car...
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/ 1 year agoMeltwater is hydro-fracking Greenland’s ice sheet through millions of hairline cracks – destabilizing its internal structure
Glaciologists are discovering new ways surface meltwater alters the internal structure of ice sheets, and raising an alarm that sea level...
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/ 1 year agoBridge collapses, road repairs, evacuations: How transportation agencies plan for large-scale traffic disruptions
When a major roadway or bridge needs fixing, all that traffic has to go somewhere.
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/ 1 year agoRingworm fungal infections are common in the US and are becoming increasingly resistant to treatment – 6 questions answered
An aggressive, antifungal-resistant form of tinea, a contagious ringworm fungal infection, has appeared in the US, likely driven by overuse and...
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/ 1 year agoUS agencies buy vast quantities of personal information on the open market – a legal scholar explains why and what it means for privacy in the age of AI
The government faces legal restrictions on how much personal information it can gather on citizens, but the law is largely silent...
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/ 1 year agoEnglish dialects make themselves heard in genes
People with a common history – often due to significant geographic or social barriers – often share genetics and language. New...
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/ 1 year agoAmericans in former Confederate states more likely to say violent protest against government is justified, 160 years after Gettysburg
On the 160th anniversary of the Civil War’s Battle of Gettysburg, a political scientist finds that residents of formerly Confederate states...
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/ 1 year agoWhat is the difference between nationalism and patriotism?
Nationalism and patriotism are sometimes treated as synonyms, but they have very different meanings.
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/ 1 year agoThe New York Times worried that publishing the Pentagon Papers would destroy the newspaper — and the reputation of the US
The New York Times’ publication of the Pentagon Papers showed the paper was willing to jeopardize connections to other powerful institutions,...
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/ 1 year agoUS music education has a history of anti-Blackness that is finally being confronted
The predominantly white European field of music education in the US is changing radically these days as schools confront anti-Black histories.
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/ 1 year agoMedical students honor body donors through words, deeds and ceremonies
The lessons students learn from dissecting donor bodies go beyond anatomy – and they try to pay that gift forward.
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/ 1 year agoOvertime Elite – a private school, basketball league and media conglomerate – just sent two players to the NBA
The organization – which offers its high school-age players a minimum salary of $100,000 – represents a new model for young...
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/ 1 year agoSupreme Court says state lawmakers can’t just ignore state law when drawing voting districts or choosing presidential electors
It’s official: State courts can review lawmakers’ election-district boundary decisions to ensure they comply with state law.
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/ 2 years agoPutin’s Ukraine war keeps yielding dividends — but not for him
A historian explains how Russian President Vladimir Putin, weakened by a short-lived mutiny, might find a path to peace with Ukraine.
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/ 2 years agoLab-grown meat techniques aren’t new – cell cultures are common tools in science, but bringing them up to scale to meet society’s demand for meat will require further development
Cell cultures are common tools in biology and drug development. Bringing them up to scale to meet the meat needs of...
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/ 2 years agoA trauma-focused therapy is helping Ukrainian children besieged by war – a clinical psychologist explains how it could bring resilience to kids around the world
No matter their age, gender, ethnicity or locale, kids undergoing this therapy can make real progress in recovering from the most...
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/ 2 years agoThe digital future may rely on ultrafast optical electronics and computers
A researcher explains developments in using light rather than electrons to transmit information securely and quickly, even over long distances.
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/ 2 years agoRight-to-charge laws bring the promise of EVs to apartments, condos and rentals
Illinois passed the latest law requiring new apartment buildings to be wired for EV chargers. Now apartment communities are figuring out...
