Archbishop Desmond Tutu: father of South Africa’s ‘rainbow nation’
P. Pratap Kumar, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu has died at the age of 90.
Mistletoe – famous for stolen holiday kisses – is a parasite that steals water...
David Hillock, Oklahoma State University
A parasitic plant with potentially poisonous berries might not sound like something that would...
Family rifts affect millions of Americans – research shows possible paths from estrangement toward...
Karl Pillemer, Cornell University
Family relationships are on many people’s minds during the holiday season as sounds and images...
bell hooks will never leave us – she lives on through the truth of...
Karsonya Wise Whitehead, Loyola University Maryland
I was introduced to the work of bell hooks for the first time...
Home for the holidays and worried about an older relative? Make observations, not assumptions
Laurie Archbald-Pannone, University of Virginia
With the second holiday season of the pandemic upon us, many people will have...
As spiritualism’s popularity grows, photographer Shannon Taggart takes viewers inside the world of séances,...
Beth Saunders, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The word séance conjures images of darkened rooms, entranced mediums, strange occurrences...
Stress is contagious in relationships – here’s what you can do to support your...
Rosie Shrout, Purdue University
With the flurry of shopping, spending money and traveling to see family, stress can feel...
Latest trials confirm the benefits of MDMA – the drug in ecstasy – for...
C. Michael White, University of Connecticut and Adrian V. Hernandez, University of Connecticut
For people with post-traumatic stress disorder,...
