Social Sciences

Across the globe, singing traditions are vast and varied. Their commonalities may help explain how music evolved

Conspiracy theories are everywhere. Here's how you can figure out when you're being fooled

Rats as you’ve never seen them; the journey of restoring a garden; stories from a “post-Impact” future

Science in meter and verse

Writers, artists, photographers and researchers share the stories behind the stories

Our overreliance on the simplicity of game logic explains why capitalism got out of control

The Mississippi River has been manipulated for decades. A new book considers alternative forms of control

With few states tracking who is being homeschooled and what they are learning, an untold number of U.S. children are at risk of a poor education or even abuse

Walking barefoot on hot stones; what makes bluebirds blue

The lack of a safety net in the U.S. is a big factor that explains why Americans feel lonelier than Danes or Swedes

A mysterious 12-sided object called a dodecahedron discovered in England has archaeologists both excited and baffled

Media coverage of university students speaking up against the war in Gaza, just like coverage of other protest movements, has fallen prey to some serious weaknesses