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Scientists studied active matter systems by racing worms through tubes - to unexpected results.

Viewing trust as behaviors, not feelings, can help explain why some heed Aaron Rodgers' advice over Dr. Fauci's - and what experts can do about it.

Indictments of a longtime extremism researcher and her former organization raise a crucial question for researchers in the field: What are the ethical limits on research about often-dangerous groups?

A significant amount of Philadelphia public schools' technology and other equipment goes missing each year due to poor inventory and tracking.

Many Americans associate Yiddish strictly with Eastern Europe. But its horizons are much broader than that, especially amid today's revival.

Some animal species have their eyes positioned on their heads differently than how people do - and it comes with pluses and minuses for how they see.

After 9/11, suspicion of Islam hardened into an assumption in Texas that Muslim identity itself signals danger, writes a scholar of constitutional law.

From eggs and jalapenos to dog food, granola and pet turtles - it seems like you can catch a Salmonella infection from just about anything these days.

A geologist explains how thawing permafrost and melting ice are increasing the risk of destructive floods in the Himalayas and other high mountain regions around the world.

Whether ad-libbing her way through a duet or joking about her glamorous image, Parton turned sexist assumptions into a source of power.