The investigative minds at How to Survive examine the science, limits, and rare variables behind surviving situations that seem impossible. Trump walks back comments after insulting UK., NATO allies ...

Newsweek: Vera Tobin, associate professor in the Department of Cognitive Science at the College of Arts and Sciences, said puzzles appeal because they’re calming and offer small, satisfying moments of ...

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Shouting ourselves hoarse about the dire consequences of democratic erosion has not, on its own, brought people back in. Many are disillusioned with democracy and unmoved by exhortations to defend it.

Deep beneath the ocean, scientists uncovered thriving microbial life in one of Earth’s harshest environments—an area with a pH of 12, where survival seems nearly impossible. Using lipid biomarkers ...

Flashing lights, quick lab results and dramatic confessions might make for good television, but forensic science students at Youngstown State University are learning the real work happens under ...