Science & Society

A new statistical analysis in Injury Prevention found an association between county-level income inequality and the number of firearm deaths per 100,000 residents. Higher rates of firearm homicides…

Is there something in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields that penalizes new parents? Perhaps. An analysis of longitudinal survey data from U.S. STEM professionals collected…

Citizen science has existed for as long as science. At one point, being an amateur was actually more prestigious than doing science as an occupation, in the same way the amateur detective Sherlock…

Many American journalists have dispatched any pretense of objectivity, according to a new think tank report. Some of the switch away from Who, What, Where, When (Why, How) news to narrative and…

Some will say that walking a dog is a conversation starter and the fitness benefits of walking are well-known, but most who walk their dog simply enjoy it, not because of health or social benefits.…

The Voynich Manuscript - Speech Notes for a Presentation? What is this image for, what is it about and what language is that? René Zandbergen:- "Over the years, I have formed many different opinions…

If you want to annoy someone in their late 30s, joke that all they care about are avocado toast points or beard grooming or running off to Coachella when a project needs to be finished. Because they…

Scientists seem to have finally had enough of activists who promote every study in mice as if it were relevant to humans. A Twitter account, @justsaysinmice, calls out such bad behavior and quickly…

Cigarette smoking among kids has continued to fall and since, as we have long noted, "smoking is a pediatric disease". if people don't take it up as children they likely never will. That will pay…

1. On Wednesday, May 15th, the House Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife will hold a Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2532: To protect grizzly bear populations, and…