Acute or short-lived pain, despite its bad reputation, is usually a lifesaver. It acts as a transient negative sensory experience that helps us avoid danger. Touch a hot stove, stub a toe, or bonk ...

Physicists have devised a new model to account for the discomfort that airline passengers know all too well. By Alexander Nazaryan Bjorn Birnir dreads an airplane seatmate asking what he does for a ...

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit delivered a significant ruling Thursday, allowing an Oregon mother, Jessica Bates, to move forward with the adoption process for siblings from foster care ...

A sneeze. Ocean currents. Smoke. What do these have in common? They’re instances of turbulence: unpredictable, chaotic, uneven fluid flows of fluctuating velocity and pressure. Though ubiquitous in ...

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The Denver-based federal appeals court declined on Monday to put a trial judge’s order on hold, instead clearing the path for Elizabeth School District to return 19 restricted books to its library ...

The worlds richest, most divorced man streamed the game from a plane only to be relentlessly bullied by viewers. The worlds richest, most divorced man streamed the game from a plane only to be ...

Imagine a future where the grip of cocaine use disorder can be loosened, where cravings fade, and the risk of relapse diminishes. A new study brings this vision closer to reality. The research has ...

A late-night deal struck by Democratic U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will leave open a seat on the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals for the incoming Trump administration, ending Nashville ...