Heat waves can turn homes into dangerous heat traps—especially during blackouts or in houses without AC—pushing indoor temperatures and humidity into lethal territory even for young,...
Social Media Before Bedtime? A sleep researcher explains why late-night social media disrupts sleep less because of screens and blue light, and more because of emotional...
As Route 66 nears its 100th anniversary, a historian asks what we’re really honoring: the real 2,448-mile highway that reshaped towns and travel, or the mythic...
Toy Story 5 introduces “Lilypad,” a kid-friendly tablet that sidelines Woody and Buzz—and spotlights how the “iPad kid” debate is less about bad parenting and more...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 30, 2026, that West Virginia and Idaho did not violate the Constitution by preventing transgender students from joining female...
Share article Print article “Reasonable Doubt” was not the first rap album I ever owned. But Jay-Z’s debut was the first hip-hop album I bought with...
Hengrui Liu, Tufts University and Kelly Sims Gallagher, Tufts University At the 2026 Detroit Auto Show, the spotlight quietly shifted. Electric vehicles, once framed as the...
Many film historians see ‘Jaws’ as the first true summer blockbuster. Steve Kagan/Getty Images Jared Bahir Browsh, University of Colorado Boulder “Da, duh.” Two simple notes...
The EPA’s move to rescind the 2009 “endangerment finding” and roll back vehicle emissions limits won’t stop the shift to electric vehicles—but it will slow adoption,...
Shawn Laatsch, University of Maine Sonic booms from meteors can release the energy of hundreds of tons of TNT – here’s how they work As humans, we...
