A mechanized dropper fills several vials at a time in a medical lab
Health

“Stupidity Virus?” Not Quite

No, researchers did not find a so-called stupidity virus.
Kurdistan
Politics & History

Kurds: In the Middle of the Middle East

A brief history of Kurds and Middle Eastern politics.
Painting: Concert with Frederick the Great in Sanssouci by Adolph Menzel
Arts & Culture

Ain’t Misbehaving? When Audiences Distract The Performers

Should distracting live audience members be shamed for their behavior?
Stethoscope on top of a chest x-ray
Health

Travel, Quarantine, and the Future of Tuberculosis

A 2007 tuberculosis case teaches us about contagion, travel, and quarantine.
Male and Female symbols on restroom doors
Science & Technology

Climate and Gender: Too Few Males?

Could climate change lead to fewer males?
Man ironing a work shirt
Business & Economics

How the “Boomerang Generation” Sees Itself — and Adulthood

Researchers looked at young people's sense of their identity as adults after moving back home, with results published in Sociological Forum in 2008.
A small bird on a thin tree branch
Plants & Animals

Winter Coping Strategies for Animals – and for Us

The winter coping strategies of birds and humans are not so different.
Families walking beside the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Politics & History

Escapist Humor in East and West Berlin

Humor in East and West Berlin before the wall came down.
Bird's eye view of a busy and lit up city
Health

Are Artificial Light Cycles Making Us Sick?

Is an artificial day/night cycle affecting our health?
Ice and carbonation at the top of a glass of cola
Business

When Soda Was Virtuous

Soda had a virtuous aura a century ago.