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/ 7 months agoConfusion over how pregnancy dates are measured is widespread – and makes for uninformed debate over abortion limits
Most Americans surveyed did not know how pregnancies are dated or how long a trimester is – but this is especially...
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/ 7 months agoHaitians looking to escape violence and chaos face hostility in neighboring Dominican Republic
With legal routes to the US curtailed, many Haitians are looking to cross the border into the Dominican Republic − but...
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/ 7 months ago‘Noise’ in the machine: Human differences in judgment lead to problems for AI
Just as human biases show up in machine learning systems, so, too, do people’s vagaries and vicissitudes.
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/ 7 months agoIron fuels immune cells – and it could make asthma worse
Asthma attacks can result from immune cells overreacting to a harmless allergen. Tamping down iron levels in certain immune cells can...
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/ 7 months agoWhy do religious teens engage in less risky behavior? A psychologist explains
Research suggests that a clear understanding of what is right and wrong contributes to engaging in less risky behavior.
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/ 7 months agoAsian Jewish Americans have a double reason to celebrate their heritage in May
This month marks Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, as well as Jewish American Heritage Month.
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/ 7 months agoVatican conference on ‘climate resilience’ is the latest in a long line of environment initiatives by Pope Francis and the Catholic Church – 5 essential reads
Pope Francis and other Catholic leaders committed to raising awareness of environmental issues draw on centuries of tradition.
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/ 7 months agoRap ‘beef’ as public spectacle is a dangerous game that artists rarely win
Since rap’s emergence, artists have boasted about themselves in ways that were funny and sometimes violent, vulgar and sexist. The popularity...
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/ 7 months agoBy not lip-syncing Amy Winehouse’s songs, actress Marisa Abela confronts impossible expectations in ‘Back to Black’
Some viewers seem to want Abela’s voice to be a carbon copy of Winehouse’s. But the art of vocal impersonation isn’t...
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/ 7 months agoWars cause widespread pollution and environmental damage − here’s how to address it in peace accords
War is wreaking havoc on land, water and critical infrastructure in Ukraine and Gaza. Two experts on peace and conflict explain...
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/ 7 months ago‘Dancing’ raisins − a simple kitchen experiment reveals how objects can extract energy from their environment and come to life
Want to bring extra life to a glass of champagne or soda water? Physicists will tell you to drop in a...
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/ 7 months agoBinge drinking is a growing public health crisis − a neurobiologist explains how research on alcohol use disorder has shifted
Singer Amy Winehouse died from alcohol toxicity in 2011, the same year that the American Society of Addiction Medicine publicly recognized...
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/ 7 months agoMary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African diaspora
A former archivist at Mary McLeod Bethune’s last residence in Washington, DC, recounts how the experience led her to see Bethune...
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/ 7 months agoThe price of rebuilding Ukraine goes up each day − but shirking the bill will cost even more
The World Bank estimates that it will take $480 billion of investment to get Ukraine back on its feet after the...
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/ 7 months agoWhy do people hate people?
It can be easy to mistake feelings like fear and anger as hate. When biases are acted out in harmful ways,...
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/ 7 months agoThirsty in paradise: Water crises are a growing problem across the Caribbean islands
Water is everywhere, but freshwater supplies are limited on many Caribbean islands. Rising demand and climate change are worsening water shortages...
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/ 8 months agoI’ve spent decades overseeing relief operations around the world, and here’s what’s going wrong in Gaza
A United Nations agency known as UNRWA is the main player in crisis response in Gaza – but Israel will no...
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/ 8 months agoA jacket, a coin, a letter − relics of Omaha Beach battle tell the story of D-Day 80 years later
Artifacts held in the National Museum of American History provide personal details about the Normandy invasion.
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/ 8 months agoHow cannabis and psilocybin might help some of the 50 million Americans who are experiencing chronic pain
Cannabis and psilocybin – used under supervision – have the potential to work better than current pain treatments, but the research...
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/ 8 months agoSudan’s descent into chaos sets stage for al-Qaida to make a return to historic stronghold
With both sides in Sudan’s civil war accused of recruiting Islamist militiamen, terrorist groups look set to capitalize on a power...
