New disease outbreaks generate headlines and attention. Meanwhile, however, Americans face a slower but much more pervasive health crisis: obesity.
How did I get my own unique set of fingerprints?
The details of your fingerprints are influenced by many other factors besides genes.
Real pay data show Trump’s ‘blue collar boom’ is more of a bust for US workers, in 3 charts
If you thought workers’ hourly pay was finally rising, think again.
AI could constantly scan the internet for data privacy violations, a quicker, easier way to enforce compliance
UMBC researchers are developing technologies for machines to understand data privacy laws and enforce compliance with them using artificial intelligence.
Hidden by a pleasant scent: The health consequences of flavor in e-cigarettes
Flavorings long used to make tobacco products and e-cigarettes palatable — and particularly alluring to children — may also actually harm tissue.
There’s more than one good way to teach kids how to read
Just like each child grows over time, reading methods should, too, because there is more than one good way to teach a kid how to read.
NPR Is Still Expanding the Range of What Authority Sounds Like After 50 Years
As the 50th anniversary of public radio draws near, a radio historian at UMBC looks at NPR’s contradictory legacy of sonic innovation and monotony.
Spinster, Old Maid, or Self-Partnered–Why Words for Single Women Have Changed Through Time
Attitudes toward single women have repeatedly shifted – and part of that attitude shift is reflected in the names given to unwed women.
3 Global Conditions—and a Map—for Saving Nature and Using it Wisely
A team of scientists have developed a new world map highlighting three conditions of landscapes that will need to be approached differently if we are to succeed in conserving biodiversity.
What Is Ashura? How this Shiite Muslim Holiday Inspires Millions
Muslims visit the shrines to observe the martyrdom day of Hussain. Shiite Muslims believe that Hussain was third in line of 12 divinely appointed spiritual and political successors.