Can Electric Stimulation Improve Your Memory?
New research from Northwestern Medicine suggests the answer is "yes."
How Junk Food Discourages Balanced Diets
New research with rats suggests that junk food overrides an innate behavior to seek novel foods.
The Serpico of St. Louis County
A veteran cop spoke out about racism. Now, he's paying the price.
Driving While Black in Ferguson
A new report suggests that Ferguson's legal practices helped lead the city to its breaking point
Is New York Too Corrupt for Medical Marijuana?
One co-sponsor of New York's medical marijuana law warns the pot business could be vulnerable to pay-to-play politics
How To Identify a Narcissist
Narcissists will be sure to tell you just how narcissistic they are, according to new research.
Class-Action Park
America's most dangerous amusement park is back to take your breath, if not your teeth, away
Occupy Leader Marisa Holmes Files Lawsuit Against New York City
Holmes claims the NYPD arrested her for filming the collar of a "pepper-spray cop," in violation of her constitutional rights
How Much Expertise Was Needed to Down Flight 17?
The answer is quite complicated, experts tell Newsweek.
Regulators Are Fine With Commercial Airplanes Flying Over War Zones
MH17's flight pattern was far from unusual. Dozens of planes fly over Iraq every day
How Can We Feed Billions More People?
Simply by using the cropland we already have, according to a new report
Drone Photography Contest Awes From Above
The National Geographic competition highlights aerial artistry.
The Teen-Killer Whisperer
Phil Chalmers says he's America's leading juvenile homicide expert, and that his work has helped avert numerous school shootings
Is This the MySpace of Fine Art?
A London-based startup seeks to reshape the art world by looking to websites such as Wikipedia.
Doctors Have Ethical Duty to Protect Athletes from Concussions: Paper
Even if athletes insist on getting back into the game
American Museum of Natural History Will Host Adult Sleepover
The Aug. 1 event stems from the Museum's "successful kids overnight adventure"
U.S. Indicts Shining Path Leaders
One defendant, Florindo Eleuterio Flores-Hala, has been in Peruvian custody since 2012
If You're HIV-Positive, You're Less Likely to Get Cancer Treatment
A new study helps explain why HIV-positive cancer patients have shorter life expectancy rates
Morbid Anatomy Museum Opens in Brooklyn
The 4,200-square-foot museum houses artifacts "at the intersection of death and beauty," according to founder Joanna Ebenstein
Liberals and Conservatives Both Love Following the Leader, Studies Say
New research shows that people willingly oblige authority, no matter their spot on the political spectrum
Searching a Phone Not the Same as Your Pockets: Court
Comparing physical and digital searches "is like saying a ride on horseback is materially indistinguishable from a flight to the moon," Chief Justice John Roberts writes
How Anti-Gay Laws Worsen Diseases Like AIDS and TB
The very communities that most need outreach in countries facing epidemics may be forced underground, an epidemiologist warns
Human and Neanderthal Evolution Like 'Game of Thrones,' Scientists Say
Recent research into Spanish skulls suggests that Neanderthals evolved gradually
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Gives NYC Mansion a 21st Century Update
The institution, billed as "the nation's only museum devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design," has undergone three years of renovations
Fish-Eating Spiders Are Everywhere
Scientists have found that arachnids across the globe have pescetarian predilections
Can MRIs Diagnose ADHD?
Research suggests that the imaging technique could help put an end to rampant over-medication
How Global Warming Threatens Antarctic Animals
In western Antartica, an increase in glacial collisions is destroying ecological diversity
The Science of Booze
Modern brewers and distillers are turning to the dark art of science for inspiration
The Rebirth of the Shopping Mall
The decline of enclosed suburban shopping is leading a revival of malls—as green, public spaces