Only about 1 in 4 Americans^[1] said that they had trust in the nation’s institutions in 2023 – with big business (1 in 7), television news (1 in 7) and Congress (1 in 12) scraping the very bottom.

While institutional trust is decreasing, political

Microplastics are tiny plastic particles^[1] that can cause big problems^[2] when they enter the water supply. One way my fluid dynamics lab^[3] explores microplastic movement is by studying how tiny water-walking insects are pushed underwater by raindrops.

Many people are wired to seek and respond to rewards^[1]. Your brain interprets food as rewarding when you are hungry and water as rewarding when you are thirsty. But addictive substances like alcohol and drugs of abuse can overwhelm the natural reward

The journey of aging brings with it an unavoidable reality for many: an increased accumulation of body fat. Though much of society seems mostly focused on the aesthetics of being overweight, doctors look past any cosmetic concerns to focus on the health

American Amara Majeed was accused of terrorism^[1] by the Sri Lankan police in 2019. Robert Williams was arrested outside his house^[2] in Detroit and detained in jail for 18 hours for allegedly stealing watches in 2020. Randal Reid spent six days in jail