Don’t just plant trees, plant forests to restore biodiversity for the future
A long-running experiment is testing tree mixes to develop the healthiest forests.Mickey Pullen/Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterAround the world, people plan to plant more than 1 trillion tre...
John Parker, Senior Scientist in Community Ecology, Smithsonian Institution
We designed the turf for soccer’s biggest World Cup ever – here’s how we created the same playing experience across 3 countries
World Cup pitches take a beating.AP Photo/Bernat ArmangueWith 104 matches in 16 stadiums across Canada, the United States and Mexico, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be soccer’s biggest event ever...
John N. Trey Rogers, Professor of Turfgrass Research, Michigan State University
Intimate partner homicide has clear warning signs – and is often preventable, research shows
Taking away access to firearms is one of the few effective interventions for reducing intimate partner homicide.Nastco/iStock via Getty Images PlusDr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax was an accomplished dentist...
Kathryn Spearman, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Penn State
It’s a myth that baby boys are less social than girls – a new look at decades of research shows all …
Girls and boys are equally social at birth.This finding, based on my team’s synthesis of six d…
Is the science that we do today truth, likely to be a lie, or is it undetermined?
Science is what scientists do – it's an activity and a process, not a single thing. Solskin/Di…
Most people do not realize when a personal message they receive was written by AI, study finds
People tend to be offended when they get a personal note written by AI – if they know.Ekaterin…
Schools are supposed to limit using restraint and seclusion to discipline kids – but parents I spoke…
Placing a student in seclusion is meant to be used as an emergency response to dangerous behavior, b…
1914 Ludlow Massacre took lives of 25 miners and family members during bitter strike for fair wages …
The Ludlow Massacre in 1914 on this site brought congressional attention to miners' labor rights in …
ICE’s heavy-handed immigration enforcement was tried once before – by Arizona’s notorious sheriff Jo…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio orders undocumented immigrants handcuffed together and moved into…