How Did the Belt Win?
How did an organ-squeezing belly tourniquet become part of our wardrobe—and what other suboptimal solutions do we routinely put up with?
How did an organ-squeezing belly tourniquet become part of our wardrobe—and what other suboptimal solutions do we routinely put up with?
The U.S. and China consider coming together to disallow the Chinese government from overseas commercial theft and state hacking.
New research out of the University of Chicago suggests loneliness is more than a feeling, and individuals who are lonely are more likely to guard against other social threats, causing them to withdraw.
Research shows that reading aloud to kids helps them become better readers. A close look at the text of kids’s books offers clues as to why.
The cost of drugs is suddenly an election issue after a pharmaceutical company jacked up the price of a life-saving drug by 5500%. But the owner of the drug company insists it’s the right thing to do.
The cost of drugs is suddenly an election issue after a pharmaceutical company jacked up the price of a life-saving drug by 5500%. But the owner of the drug company insists it’s the right thing to do.
We tend to think of autism as a modern disease — “the unique disorder of our uniquely disordered times,” as author Steve Silberman writes in a new book. But that idea, he says, doesn’t quite square with the facts.
It’s the only available, nonsurgical permanent birth control option that’s FDA-approved. But thousands of women have complained of serious side effects like severe pain, heavy bleeding and depression.
Natural gas and renewable energy are out-competing coal and nuclear — but FirstEnergy, an Ohio-based power company, isn’t ready to give up.
Everyone from Obama to Zuckerberg has reached out in support of the 14-year-old Muslim boy detained after bringing a homemade clock to his school. But was it enough?