Six states are restricting lawsuits against concentrated animal feeding operations in ways that will disproportionately affect low-income communities.

Even as men profess to understand affirmative consent in their jokes and apologies, many conflate sexual desire with consent in practice.

Legal evidence is needed to pin addiction and death on opioid manufacturers, but the science suggests that a large and ready supply of legal prescription painkillers led to many addictions.

Political psychologists weigh in on whether people's views will change, and how entrenched our partisan identities are.

A new major report finds that laws around medication for opioid addiction aren't based in science.

The Christchurch shooting continues a global pattern: Around the world, the majority of victims of terrorist attacks are Muslim.

SNAP has become more vulnerable under Trump. Alabama's law could test how far the administration is willing to go to destabilize the program.

Bias in funding is an underappreciated barrier for women and underrepresented minorities in science.

Wet weather may seem like good news for the drought-plagued state, but a new study finds that it will have minimal effects on wildfire season.

Don't take it without corroboration.

The racist thoughts that the actor admitted to align with long-running stereotypes.

Many programs and shelters that address dating violence and sexual abuse are without funding.

Firefighters and climate scientists have pushed back on Trump's claims about wildfire management, month after month.

In his primetime address, Trump will try to frame the border as a national emergency and a humanitarian crisis. But the current pressure—and exigence for the address—comes from the ongoing government shutdown.

Research suggests it can—but the real answer is more complicated.

The vast majority of poor, able-bodied adults without dependents using SNAP are employed—and for those who aren't, cracking down on benefits is not likely to help.

Research shows that having more women, more people of color, and more LGBTQ people makes for a more productive, bipartisan, and responsive legislature.

Fries aren't the healthiest food, but they do not act alone.

A new study indicates that teachers and parents may be looking for ADHD in the wrong places—and missing it in others.

A viral Thrillist story about a burger joint left out domestic abuse charges against the owner—but intimate partner violence isn't a private issue.

A new study shows that exposure to police violence is linked with negative mental-health outcomes.

What research tells us about the impact of climate change, forest management, and more on California's fires.

A lack of scientific literacy is correlated with undue fears around genetic modification, chemicals, and common food production techniques.

After the mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, California, here's what research can tell us about the tragedy's effects on mental health.