Eating Healthy Foods May Lighten Your Walletby Michael ToddIt’s getting more expensive to eat right, concludes a first-of-its-kind study by two researchers at the University of Washington.
A Take on Earth’s Temperature, Post-Baliby Tom JacobsArctic ice is going the way of the Wicked Witch of the West, and we should prepare for more of the severe storms that blew Dorothy into Oz. Those are among the conclusions of a series of new academic studies, which…
The Devil Made Me Do It: Video Games and Violenceby Valerie BrownEach new popular medium, from comic books and films to pinball machines and rap music, ignites a debate that they corrupt young people by fostering violent behavior, drug use and sexual activity.
Will Kids Eat Broccoli — And Can Schools Afford to Buy It?by Ryan BlitsteinPublic health officials have long viewed improving kids’ eating habits as one way to help nip the obesity epidemic in the bud. Nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese…
AMBER Alerts Largely Ineffective, Study Showsby Tom JacobsThe touted AMBER Alert system is so inherently flawed it amounts to little more than “crime-control theater,” according to a new report by researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Violent Media Images Spark Aggressive Behaviorby Tom JacobsHow strong is the link between violent media imagery and aggressive behavior? L. Rowell Huesmann, a University of Michigan psychologist who has spent more than 40 years studying the subject, puts it this way…
Good News — and Bad — for Coral Reefsby Tom JacobsOne of the most troubling warning signs of environmental degradation in general, and climate change in particular, is the gradual destruction of the world’s coral reefs. A 2004 World Wildlife Fund report found that 20…
Belief in ‘Balance of Nature’ Hard to Shakeby Tom JacobsIt is a belief system that has burrowed deep in our psyches; a way of thinking that is extremely resistant to serious challenge. Yet it may be hindering our ability to intelligently consider the consequences of…
Big Tobacco’s ‘Other’ Products Catch Fireby Rob KuzniaJust because cigarette sales have been steadily falling in recent years doesn’t mean the tobacco industry is going up in smoke.
‘One Dream’ Meets ‘I Have a Dream’by mtoddSanding away or genuinely forgetting his rough edges and inconveniences, America each Jan. 17 celebrates the birth of Martin Luther King Jr. Beyond some historic sound bites, iconic images and cultural trivia answers (“Montgomery bus…