“We've had this assumption that learning can happen in these very autonomous, individualistic ways," said Brock Bahler, a religious studies professor at Pitt. “But maybe that's not how learning ...

From the moment you take a sip, drinking starts to influence your biology. Here’s an inside look. Credit... Supported by By Dana G. Smith Illustrations by Montse Galbany Dry January has come and gone, ...

If you were watching the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals Thursday you may have been monitoring the scores in what became a nail-biting finish. But with so many falls and unfinished runs, the ...

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Source: Unknown internet meme origin (posted by Philip Goff) As a philosopher of science, I have some minor obligation to say something when other philosophers share harmful misinformation about how ...

A sweeping new review of ADHD treatments—drawing on more than 200 meta-analyses—cuts through years of mixed messaging and hype. To make sense of it all, researchers have launched an interactive, ...

A long-term analysis shows that people who drink caffeinated coffee and tea have a lower risk of developing dementia, although the study does not prove cause and effect. Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News ...

Why study the social sciences? There are many reasons why a student may choose to study the social sciences. The social sciences encompass a series of subjects that help us to understand humans and ...

Does anything really last forever? SAMUEL ORD details the multifaceted challenges facing the diamond business.

Chimpanzees can pick out crystals from a pile of ordinary rocks, handle them with visible care, and even hold them up to peer ...