Another Way Facebook and Google May Be Undermining Democracy
Google and Facebook have, in recent months, belatedly began to engage in the battle against fake news. But…
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An Increase in Women Legislators Is Linked to Fewer Infant Deaths
Unequal treatment for women is bad for babies. While that equation may seem self-evident, newly published research brings…
You’re a Grand Old Polarizing Flag
Our intense political polarization has been blamed on many culprits, from partisan news sources to ideologically segregated neighborhoods.…
Did Nuclear Testing Contaminate Our Groundwater?
Research shows that fossil groundwater, which hasn’t seen the surface of the Earth for thousands of years, has trace amounts of radioactive isotopes as a result of 20th-century nuclear testing.
Restoring Threatened Masculinity, One Joke at a Time
New research considers the psychology of sexist humor. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Forrest Cavale/Unsplash) Here’s a joke: Is…
Is Mindfulness Meditation Less Effective for Men?
That’s the unexpected implication of a small-scale study from Brown University. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Afonso Coutinho/Unsplash) There’s…
What’s Motivating People to March for Science?
A survey finds one big reason is to express opposition to political attacks. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Saul…
Some Sea Creatures May Already Be Dissolving in Our Acidifying Oceans
A new study finds that tiny animals that build their skeletons from minerals such as magnesium could dissolve…
Those Timeless Tunes of the 1940s, ’60s, and ’80s
New research suggests the top pop hits of those even-numbered decades haven’t lost their appeal. By Tom Jacobs…
The Hidden Lakes of Antarctica
A glaciologist stumbled across a picture of a lake where no one expected it to be, launching a…