The holiday season is often painted as an idyllic vision of rest, conjuring images of warm beverages and bountiful time with loved ones. But many people have trouble unwinding at…
Category: Humans
Unpaid caregiving work can feel small and personal, but that doesn’t take away its ethical value
As child care costs outpace wages, more families are facing difficult decisions about whether to scale back work in order to care for loved ones. Caregiving remains the top reason…
The #iwasfifteen hashtag and ongoing Epstein coverage show how traffickers exploit the vulnerabilities of teens and tweens
The release of information about the powerful cadre of men associated with convicted sex offender and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein – known as the Epstein files – has been…
Stone Age dog burial unearthed in Swedish Bog
Archaeologists have unearthed an exceptionally rare Stone Age dog burial in a bog just outside Järna, southern Sweden. The discovery was made by a team from the State Historical Museums…
My prescription costs what?! Pharmacists offer tips that could reduce your out-of-pocket drug costs
Even when Americans have health insurance, they can have a hard time affording the drugs they’ve been prescribed. About 1 in 5 U.S. adults skip filling a prescription due to…
Submerged structural remains discovered off Crimean coastline
Archaeologists have discovered an underwater stone structure, believed to be part of the ancient city of Chersonesus in present-day Sevastopol, occupied Ukraine. Chersonesus was an ancient Greek colony founded by…
Second-Hand Gifts Are Becoming the New Status Symbol
Summary: New research shows that buying second-hand gifts is typically a thoughtful, intentional decision rather than an impulsive one. Consumers are motivated by fair prices, the thrill of finding rare…
How the NIH became the backbone of American medical research and a major driver of innovation and economic growth
As a young medical student in 1975, I walked into a basement lab at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, to interview for a summer job. It turned…
Best way for employers to support employees with chronic mental illness is by offering flexibility
More than 20% of Americans will be diagnosed with mental illness in their lifetimes. They will, that is, experience conditions that influence the way they think, feel and act –…
Fragments of Nazi vengeance weapon discovered in southeastern Poland
A team of detectorists have discovered V-2 rocket fragments during a survey near the Blizna Historical Park in Ropczyce-Sędziszów County, Poland. The V-2 “Vengeance Weapon 2”, also known as Aggregat-4…
