Research suggests those who use buy-now-pay-later services end up spending more
But does it also change our spending habits? Our recent research uncovered a concerning insight: consumers who use BNPL ...
Changes to the census will impact how Americans self-identify, study finds
Last March, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget approved changes to the ethnic and racial self-identification questions ...
How the US could in fact make Canada an American territory
"We take nothing by conquest…Thank God," wrote the National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser, an influential ...
Wireless electrochemical synthesis: Microelectronics transform well plate for high-throughput experimentation
A combined team of chemists and nano-scientists at Cornell University has developed a wireless microelectronic device powered ...
Social media 'soft girls' depend on men for money—but Sweden once used state 'influencers' to urge women to get jobs
The idea of becoming a "soft girl"—a woman who embraces values that are seen as soft, such as beauty and family life, at the expense of a career—is an emerging trend among some social media ...
Chemists unlock potential of ketone and ester molecules, paving way for greener and more efficient drug development
Scientists have long considered ketones (a fundamental chemical class) and esters (molecules formed when an acid reacts with ...
This summer, please leave the sea shells by the seashore
When I (Nathan Brooks English) was six years old, I snuck a starfish home from the beach and hid it in my closet. I regret ...
Inhalable therapy uses mussel-inspired nanoparticles to target lung cancer cells
Researchers from POSTECH and Kyungpook National University have developed a novel inhalable therapeutic delivery system for ...
Spacecraft buzzes Mercury's north pole and beams back stunning photos
The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles (295 kilometers) above Mercury's night side before ...
NOAA says La Nina ocean cooling has finally arrived, but it's weak and may cause fewer problems
A long-awaited La Niña has finally appeared, but the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is weak and unlikely to cause ...
Blue Origin's first orbital launch now targeting Sunday
US space company Blue Origin is now aiming to launch its first orbital rocket on Sunday, it announced on X, because of rough ...
Shocked LA residents survey fire damage, brace for more
Shell-shocked Los Angeles residents on Thursday surveyed the devastation from wind-whipped fires that have engulfed entire ...