Why is Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ so popular?
Eleven, the Upside Down, Vecna, the Mind Flayer.
If those words read like gibberish to you, then you’re behind on one of the largest pop...
The Supreme Court restricts the EPA’s power to curb climate change
In one of the final decisions of a consequential term, the Supreme Court ruled to limit the ability of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
Turning phones on silent increases, not decreases, phone checking
'Common sense' advice to halt smartphone distraction may actually be misguided.
Telling people to turn their smartphones off, or set them on silent as a...
Is the Supreme Court doing away with the separation of church and state?
The Supreme Court recently ruled, 6-3, along party lines in favor of a public school football coach who lost his job after kneeling and...
Long COVID: female, older age and existing health problems increase risk
About 2 million people in the UK currently have long COVID, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics.
In the UK,...
Underwater jars reveal Roman period winemaking practices
Winemaking practices in coastal Italy during the Roman period involved using native grapes for making wine in jars waterproofed with imported tar pitch, according...
What do tampons and fireworks have in common? Latest supply chain pain
What do tampons and fireworks have in common?
Well, the two items are in short supply as we approach our next federal holiday — Independence...
Did the conservative justices commit perjury? Here’s what they said under oath about Roe...
After conservatives consolidated their supermajority on the Supreme Court with Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, many legal experts thought...
What the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade means
On Friday, the Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade after nearly half a century, stripping away the constitutional right to abortion that...
Politicians enjoy longer lives than general populations, Oxford study finds
Scientists from Oxford Population Health found that politicians typically enjoy longer lives than the general population.
The research is published in the European Journal of Epidemiology...