Marriage Drives Us to Drink Less
New research confirms married people consume less alcohol than their single or divorced counterparts. By Tom Jacobs (Photo:…
People Are Calling Natural Gas a ‘Bridge’ to a Sustainable Future—They’re Wrong
For America to reach full renewable energy, we need to re-focus our investments — and divest ourselves of some dangerous…
The Arctic Army Testing Site That Climate Change Could Uncover
Engineers once thought snow would always accumulate in Greenland, thus burying, forever, the army bases they abandoned. But…
Computers in the English Class
How an early digital humanities experiment helped college students grapple with modern poetry—and changed education forever. By Jennifer…
Hacking America
How an unchecked amendment could threaten Americans’ privacy and security. By Negin Parsee & Chris Ryder (Photo: Sean…
Research Into How Children Experience Animal Abuse Shows Why Domestic Violence Shelters Should…
Twenty-four percent of children whose mothers experience domestic violence also see threats to or abuse of companion animals,…
Why Have We Become So Quick to Let Our Disabled Die?
In the aftermath of previous physician-assisted suicides, cases like Jerika Bolen’s are dividing disability advocates and proponents of…
Trump Supporters Are Prejudiced—and So Are You
New research finds people with high and low cognitive ability are both biased — just toward different groups. By Tom…
Are Payday Loans Really All Bad?
A new paper suggests payday loans improve well-being in some situations, but not in others. By Dwyer Gunn…
For Climate Scientists, the Siberian Anthrax Outbreak Is a Sign of What’s to Come
We don’t yet know what else lies buried within the Earth’s permafrost — which is scary, because warming in the…