American analytics and advisory company Gallup has reported that only 54 percent of U.S. adults currently identify as drinkers. This […]
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In Brief: Why Trump and Putin Will Meet in Anchorage This Week
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are scheduled to convene on 15 August 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska, for their first direct […]
Three-Time Divorcee Kim Davis Asks U.S. SC To Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who gained notoriety in 2015 for refusing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, hurled herself […]
How Alcohol May Have Helped Build Complex Societies
Fermented or alcoholic beverages have been more than mere indulgences throughout history and across ancient and modern civilizations. Anthropologists have […]
It Is Not All About Size: Female Gorillas Defy Male Power Assumptions
A study published in Current Biology challenges the notion that large physical size determines dominance among primates. Researchers from the […]
Younger U.S. Adults Are Less Engaged With U.S. Politics
A survey conducted by AP-NORC between 10 and 14 July 2025 showed that younger adults are substantially less engaged in […]
These are the Major Sources of Microplastics—Bottles and Straws Not Among Them
The most significant contributors to microplastic pollution are not plastic bottles or drinking straws, according to research. The main culprits […]
Playing Video Games May Boost the Intelligence of Children
Forget the stereotype of video games melting young minds. Science now says they might actually sharpen them. Researchers B. Sauce […]
Majority of Americans Support Weight-Loss Drug Use for Obesity
A nationwide poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research reveals that most Americans support the use of […]
Image on Shroud of Turin May Not Be Human—New Study
The Shroud of Turin is a piece of aged linen on which a faint and spectral image of a man […]