Science

Decoding Long Covid

Ziyad Al-Aly / The Conversation Jul 19, 2024 Research is giving us insight into what causes long Covid and the long-term effects associated with it. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Record Heat Means Hurricanes Gain Ferocity Faster

Tim Radford / Climate News Network May 18, 2018 Hurricane forces are accelerating, and devastating floods can be linked to warmer oceans. But climate change is not the only factor. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why I Will March for Science on Saturday

By Laurie Garrett / Foreign Policy Apr 21, 2017 As the White House and Congress take their budget knives to science funding, most of the leading U.S. scientific institutions are urging their members to hit the streets. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

America Treats Most Academic Faculty Like Peons, and the Results Are Not Pretty

By Roslyn Fuller / AlterNet Sep 20, 2016 The growth of insecure faculty members in American higher education has consequences that reach far outside the classroom and far beyond the lives of poorly paid teachers. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Teenage Latinas’ Suicidal Behavior — a Crisis Going Largely Ignored

Staff / Truthdig Aug 7, 2016 For reasons including the clash between their parents' traditional expectations and the American way of life, Latinas top the list of teens attempting suicide. After a decade of inaction, it's time this national epidemic is addressed, writes Luis H. Zayas. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

71% of the World’s Population Survives on Less Than $10 a Day

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 10, 2015 A new report from the Pew Research Center explains that the notion of a global middle class is "more promise than reality." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Lung Cancer Tops List of Cancers That Kill Women in Well-Off Countries

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Feb 5, 2015 Here's a sad bit of irony from the health news department: The type of cancer that's killing the majority of women in so-called developed nations can be quite preventable in some cases -- and it can come down to a matter of personal choice. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Stop Flipping Out Because Old People Have Sex

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 29, 2015 For years now we've heard about randy grandparents getting nasty in the old folks home. Yet studies of septuagenarian sex continue to make the news as if it's weird, shocking or gross. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Economic Inequality Is Not a Bigger Political Issue

David Sirota / Truthdig Oct 4, 2014 If critics of income inequality are wondering why the growing gap between rich and poor hasn't been a more potent political issue in the upcoming elections, a new study offers some answers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fact: Coffee Is Good for You

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 29, 2014 People "give up" coffee the way they do cigarettes and red meat, but numerous studies tell us that unlike those other vices, America's liquid breakfast of choice has many health benefits. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Students Who Take Notes With Laptops Learn Less, and the Reason May Surprise You

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Aug 28, 2014 A few months ago, research published in the journal Psychological Science revealed that students who handwrite their notes learn better than those who use laptops, and the reason is not because the latter are busy checking Facebook. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

I’ll Trade My Facebook Profile in Exchange for Job Security

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Aug 20, 2014 Researchers are predicting that increasing numbers of people will be willing to give their employers access to their social media profiles in order to keep their jobs, according to a study reported in The Guardian. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )