Banning employers from asking about salary history can help close the wage gap between white employees and those of color and between men and women, research finds.
Gun Culture Isn’t Just One Thing in America
A new study documents what the researchers call “Gun Culture 3.0,” a third mentality to accompany recreational use and self-defense.
A new study documents what the researchers call “Gun Culture 3.0,” a third mentality to accompany recreational use and self-defense.
Top Job for PTSD Service Dogs: Distrupt Anxiety
Disrupting episodes of anxiety ranks among the most important tasks a service dog can provide to veterans with ptsd, research finds.
Disrupting episodes of anxiety ranks among the most important tasks a service dog can provide to veterans with ptsd, research finds.
Ride Share Drivers Still Show Bias Against Customers
Ride-share drivers for Uber, Lyft, and Via continue to demonstrate racial and LGBT bias, despite efforts to eliminate or reduce discrimination, researchers report.
Ride-share drivers for Uber, Lyft, and Via continue to demonstrate racial and LGBT bias, despite efforts to eliminate or reduce discrimination, researchers report.
Homes of Wealthy Americans Spew 25% More Emissions
Meeting the 2050 paris agreement target of an 80% emissions reduction would require aggressive home energy retrofits and a transition to low-carbon residential energy sources, as well as a move toward smaller us homes and denser settlement patterns.
Meeting the 2050 paris agreement target of an 80% emissions reduction would require aggressive home energy retrofits and a transition to low-carbon residential energy sources, as well as a move toward smaller us homes and denser settlement patterns.
Is It Time to Bring Nature Into Schoolyards
Researchers want to learn more about the effects of “green schoolyards” on children.
Researchers want to learn more about the effects of “green schoolyards” on children.
Marriage Isn’t a Ticket to Happiness
How much do love and marriage play into overall well-being? A new study quantifies the happiness of married, formerly married, and single people at the end of their lives to find out.
How much do love and marriage play into overall well-being? A new study quantifies the happiness of married, formerly married, and single people at the end of their lives to find out.
Anthropause: Lockdowns Sent Wave of Quiet Around the World
The COVID-19 lockdown period results in a 50% reduction in seismic noise around the world.
The COVID-19 lockdown period results in a 50% reduction in seismic noise around the world.
Many Teens Say Active Shooter Drills Harmful
Active shooter drills in schools have a negative effect on students’ emotional health and yield questionable results, according to a national teen poll.
Active shooter drills in schools have a negative effect on students’ emotional health and yield questionable results, according to a national teen poll.
Pandemic Fatigue Marks a Mental Health Crisis
Anxious, depressed, or exhausted? You’re not alone. A clinical psychologist explains “pandemic fatigue.”
Anxious, depressed, or exhausted? You’re not alone. A clinical psychologist explains “pandemic fatigue.”
Expert: Swap Some Cops for Pros Who Vow ‘First Do No Harm’
There are immediate, concrete steps governments can take to address enduring problems in law enforcement, says law professor barry friedman.
There are immediate, concrete steps governments can take to address enduring problems in law enforcement, says law professor barry friedman.
A ‘Journey Mindset’ Can Get You Through Pandemic Stress
The “journey mindset” could prove to be a useful tool for coping with stress and tragedy during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research.
The “journey mindset” could prove to be a useful tool for coping with stress and tragedy during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research.
Expert: Confederate Monument Facts Defang Heritage Claims
As confederate monuments come down across the united states, it’s important to think historically not only about the past but also about what future generations might say about us, historian james t. Campbell argues.
As confederate monuments come down across the united states, it’s important to think historically not only about the past but also about what future generations might say about us, historian james t. Campbell argues.
‘Threat Memory’ From Close-Up Fears May Last Longer
“Clinically, people who develop PTSD are more likely to have experienced threats that invaded their personal space…”
“Clinically, people who develop PTSD are more likely to have experienced threats that invaded their personal space…”
Medical Debt Can Keep People Homeless Longer
In about one-third of cases, the amount of medical debt was relatively small—less than $300.
In about one-third of cases, the amount of medical debt was relatively small—less than $300.
There’s Still Time To Save About Half of Earth’s Land
Human risk to diseases like COVID-19 could be reduced by halting the trade and sale of wildlife, and minimizing human intrusion into wild areas.
Human risk to diseases like COVID-19 could be reduced by halting the trade and sale of wildlife, and minimizing human intrusion into wild areas.