Research
-
Politics
For Gun Violence Researchers, Bipartisan Bill Is a ‘Glass Half Full’
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Jeffrey W. Swanson, a sociologist at Duke University, is no stranger to Washington’s gun laws debate.…
Read More » -
Politics
After Six-Decade Hiatus, Experimental Psychedelic Therapy Returns to the V.A.
The Department of Veterans Affairs recently began offering psychedelic substances to patients as a part of clinical trials, a major…
Read More » -
Business
Arizona Wildfire Destroys Observatory Buildings
Astronomers watched in fear over the past week as a growing wildfire crept up an Arizona mountainside toward the Kitt…
Read More » -
World
Trial of New Alzheimer’s Drug Reports Disappointing Results
A closely watched clinical trial of a potential Alzheimer’s drug failed to prevent or slow cognitive decline, another disappointment in…
Read More » -
Business
Deceptive Mailings, False Billboards: Voting Disinformation Is Not Just Online
When it comes to elections, disinformation is not just a problem online. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin…
Read More » -
Business
Russia’s Oil Revenue Soars Despite Sanctions, Study Finds
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered global condemnation and tough sanctions aimed at denting Moscow’s war chest. Yet Russia’s revenues from…
Read More » -
World
Recording India’s Linguistic Riches as Leaders Push Hindi as Nation’s Tongue
DHARWAD, India — The task was gargantuan: assembling a team of more than 3,500 language specialists, academics and enthusiastic amateurs…
Read More » -
Science
NASA Plans to Join U.F.O. Research Efforts
U.F.O.s almost certainly are not alien visitors buzzing Earth’s skies, but NASA is nonetheless financing a study that will look…
Read More » -
Science
Killer Asteroids Are Hiding in Plain Sight. A New Tool Helps Spot Them.
Ed Lu wants to save Earth from killer asteroids. Or at least, if there is a big space rock streaking…
Read More » -
World
Chinese Hackers Tried to Steal Russian Defense Data, Report Says
TEL AVIV — The emails landed on March 23 in the inboxes of scientists and engineers at several of Russia’s…
Read More »