How the Johnny Depp case took over the internet, and what this could mean...
Testimony in the six-week Johnny Depp versus Amber Heard defamation trial comes to a close on Friday.
The actors were married for 15 months between...
Mass gatherings like Burning Man have lasting transformative effects, shows Yale study
Throughout history, mass gatherings such as collective rituals, ceremonies, and pilgrimages have created intense social bonds and feelings of unity in human societies.
But Yale...
Turn up the beat! Groovy music may improve your cognitive function
Scientists from the University of Tsukuba found that dancing to musical rhythms could enhance brain function.
They found that music with a groove, known as groove music,...
Can we avert the next mass shooting? Yes, and here’s how
This week’s tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas, marked the 213th mass shooting and the 27th school shooting thus far this year.
That’s just seven fewer...
America mourns another school shooting. Why is it so difficult to strengthen US gun...
The murders of at least 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school have led to more demands for a coherent approach...
Why Mastercard’s new face recognition payment system raises concerns
Mastercard's "smile to pay" system, announced last week, is supposed to save time for customers at checkouts.
It is being trialed in Brazil, with future...
What’s in your weed? The label doesn’t tell you much
Labels like indica, sativa and hybrid—commonly used to distinguish one category of cannabis from another—tell consumers little about what’s in their product and could...
Biden steps in to fix the baby formula crisis, but how did we get...
The U.S. baby formula shortage has reached a critical point.
With the out-of-stock rate for baby formula topping 43% this month, empty shelves have left...
What happened in the crypto market? $1 trillion of wealth was wiped away...
The massive downturn in cryptocurrencies in the last month has cause more and more investors to exit the risky markets.
The price of two benchmark...
Facebook posts may show who is at risk for alcoholism
Scientists from Stony Brook University found that the language people used in Facebook posts can identify those at risk for hazardous drinking habits and...