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The Ugly Cycle of Air Pollution and Climate Change

More warming in the atmosphere means more stagnant days—and that means worse air pollution.

If you attend a church that promotes messages about faith and employment, you might be more committed, satisfied, and entrepreneurial on the job.

Chilling scientific modeling shows how snow on mountaintops in the American West will be replaced with rain.

It might only make them feel more depressed.

A new study provides more proof that pregnant mothers should stay far away from pesticide sprays.

A discovery raises the possibility of using a fungal enzyme to deliver drugs directly into the brain.

As anti-gay prejudice becomes less socially acceptable, homophobia joins racism and sexism in the ranks of biases veiled behind supposed ambivalence.

These ants land a painful sting and appear to displace native species. But it looks like we'd better get used to them.

Liking your own name is associated with a host of positive traits. New research suggests it could be genetic.