T he last two decades have not been kind to science studies. Already bruised and battered by the “science wars” of the 1990s, by the 2000s sociologists of science — who had long argued that science ...

Microplastics are often named as a major polluter of both the planet and our bodies, but what does the actual science say?

For over a century, scientists have puzzled over why the Green River appears to flow “uphill” through the Uinta Mountains in Utah before eventually joining the Colorado River. A new study suggests the ...

Over the past five decades, the health of children worldwide has taken a concerning turn, with rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) rising dramatically. Now, scientists say they can point to a ...

The Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences (ESS) offers interdisciplinary programs of study leading to a bachelor of science in environmental science or environmental studies. A minor in ...

A t first, it looked like a paradigm of science done right. A group of behavioral scientists had repeated the same experiments over and over in separate labs, following the same rigorous methods, and ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) are looking for more than 1,000 incoming freshmen to participate in its “Spit for Science” study — the largest genetic and ...

When a person (or monkey) is facing stakes that are too high, the stress can interfere with neurons, affecting how they direct the body to execute movements, a study suggests. When you purchase ...