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Touch is the first sense to develop in the womb.

We used drones to track the way terns forage around offshore energy structures.

Governments and companies are using incentives in hopes of getting more Americans to get a COVID-19 shot. A behavioral economist explains how they work.

The gun group violates four key legal and management principles, a scholar of nonprofits explains.

Released at the height of the Vietnam War, Marvin Gaye’s hit-heavy album explored themes of race, environmentalism and conflict. It also marked a new direction for the Motown record label..

If you’ve ever cringed after hearing a recording of yourself, you’re not alone.

A Jewish studies scholar discusses the societal changes that women are leading in ultra-Orthodox communities.

To keep our health care providers healthy, we need to help them sleep.

More people are getting involved in sex work, especially online – and it can be a lifeline for marginalized people.

Chances are small that space junk will destroy property or harm a person, and existing space law could deal with such an event. But current law doesn’t address the bigger problem of space pollution.

Scientists are working on ways to make lots of energy by converting matter into energy. The trick is keeping the process under control. One possibility is nuclear fusion – the Sun’s power source.

A history professor describes how student-designed video games have transformed his classroom and provided a substitute for academic essays.

Research has shown that vaccines have reduced infections, disease and hospitalisations – but will they continue to do so in the face of new variants?

As sneakers have gone from sportswear to fashion item, the market for the shoe has exploded.

Reports of fully vaccinated people getting infected with coronavirus shouldn’t cause alarm.

Glaciers aren’t sterile wastelands – they’re chock-full of microscopic life.

Preventing drink spiking is a collective responsibility, not something to be shouldered by potential victims.

Tesla’s stance has also shone the spotlight further onto the carbon footprint of cryptocurrency – an issue that will not go away soon.

Leaving our earthly bodies and living forever as a machine isn’t just a thing of modern science fiction. These transhumanist ideas date back to the 18th century.