The role party affiliation played in getting US to grim new milestone of one million COVID deaths

COVID-19 has now claimed the lives of 1 million Americans—a grim milestone made worse by the…

3D models reveal how seismic waves move through Earth

On a sunny morning in September 1985, a massive earthquake killed more than 9,000 people in…

Gun ownership and homicide in the US: A stronger correlation

In 2017, there were nearly 40,000 gun-related deaths in the United States, including homicides and suicides.…

Prompt and accurate information is vital in a pandemic. The climate and biodiversity crises demand the same urgency

Denying the severity of a crisis neither removes nor lessens the problem. Sticking to the status…

Connecting fragmented wolverine habitat is essential for their conservation

Present day wolverines, which emerged during the ice age, have been declining globally despite their many…

It's a female bonobo's world—ecologists propose new tools to assess sex and power among wild animals

In the wild, it might seem like male animals run the show. But in a review…

Researchers use galaxy as a 'cosmic telescope' to study heart of the young universe

A unique new instrument, coupled with a powerful telescope and a little help from nature, has…

Why people trust or distrust experts when it comes to critical issues

These days, it doesn’t take much to set off a heated online debate. Anyone can publicly…

New research shows the way Australian families watch TV is changing

What are parents’ favorite TV shows to watch with their kids? How important is it that…

US child welfare system is falling short because of persistent child poverty

Although government spending on the child welfare system totaled US$33 billion in 2018, the most recent…