Tag: life & news
23andMe is potentially selling more than just genetic data – the...
Kayte Spector-Bagdady, University of Michigan
As soon as the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on March 23,...
America the secular? What a changing religious landscape means for US politics
David Campbell, University of Notre Dame and Geoffrey C. Layman, University of Notre Dame
After climbing for decades, the...
Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were...
Ben Marwick, University of Washington
New technologies today often involve electronic devices that are smaller and smarter than before....
US earthquake safety relies on federal employees’ expertise
Jonathan P. Stewart, University of California, Los Angeles and Lucy Arendt, St. Norbert College
Earthquakes and the damage they...
Doctor shortages have hobbled health care for decades − and the...
Rochelle Walensky, Harvard Kennedy School and Nicole McCann, Boston University
Americans are increasingly waiting weeks or even months to...
Jets from powerful black holes can point astronomers toward where −...
David Garofalo, Kennesaw State University
One of the most powerful objects in the universe is a radio quasar –...
Chronic kidney disease often goes undiagnosed, but early detection can prevent...
Eleanor Rivera, University of Illinois Chicago
For a disease afflicting 35.5 million people in the U.S., chronic kidney disease...
Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering
Cal J. Halvorsen, Washington University in St. Louis and Seoyoun Kim, University of Michigan
As gerontologists – social scientists...
EXPLORING NATURE
From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...
Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee
Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....
