Positive News Coverage Bolsters Support for Science
News of a vaccine against the Zika virus boosted Americans' confidence in science—for a short time. How to make it last?
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More Precipitation, More Problems
Dead zones in our oceans are a man-made problem, which climate change is likely to make much worse.
Police Killings Arise From a Racist Culture
New research finds a link between the unconscious racial bias of a region's residents and law enforcement's use of lethal force against black residents.
Look Up, See a Masterpiece
New research finds paintings are judged as aesthetically superior if they are hung above eye level.
A New Study Provides Further Evidence That Football Can Cause Brain Damage
Scientists looked at the brains of 111 former NFL players. All but one had chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
How Money Can Buy Happiness
The best use of spare cash is to purchase devices or services that save you time.
Are Babies Born Biased?
Two new studies add to the evidence that we make the distinction between members of our group and outsiders very early in life.
How Close Are We to Finding a Treatment for Alzheimer’s?
Countries around the world set a goal to find a treatment for Alzheimer's disease by 2025. But that objective seems increasingly less attainable.
Almost All of the Plastic Produced Since 1950 Is Still Sitting in Landfills
The man-made material basically never breaks down, but we keep making more and more of it.
Why Don’t We Know More About Sexual Harassment of Grad Students by Faculty?
A new study reveals that the problem is worse than you think, and likely much worse than we can tell from available data.