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"Handgun purchaser licensing laws function to reduce gun violence by better screening out individuals," the report found.

Media Matters for America, a liberal nonprofit and left-wing activist group that analyzes right-wing news content, focused months of research against Fox News' so-called "straight news division" and released a "Drop Fox" ad accusing their primetime hosts of daily outright lies.

The Pew Research Center survey finds that Americans largely interact with members of their own race or ethnicity.

A new poll finds that 49 percent said the U.S. "should pay less attention to problems overseas," while 44 percent said it was "best for the future of our country to be active in world affairs."

Scientists arrived at their conclusion after watching parents read with their children in a laboratory.

Scientists studied over 1,000 firefighters for their research on heart health.

Ditching the 9 to 5 work day could make night owls healthier and more productive.

Researchers did not find a link between using the drug and developing anxiety, however.

The study "highlights the magnitude of plastic pollution," a professor of conservation told Newsweek.

E-cigarette use spiked by 900% between 2011 and 2015, but the FDA hasn't approved the devices for smokers looking to quit.

Female journalists and politicians were sent abusive or hostile tweets every 30 seconds on average, according to a study by Amnesty International.

In a phenomenon called "late-life mortality deceleration," we effectively appear to stop biological aging as we get closer to death, and scientists are not sure why that happens.

Study participants were taught to identify their triggers for overeating instead of using self-criticism as their source of motivation.

Planet is losing mass from its rings at the maximum rate predicted, the space agency finds.

High schools that start at later times in the day allow students to get more sleep without moving their bedtime and are correlated with improved grades and better attendance. 

The study found only one retailer had no trace of the chemical in its packaging.

The eruption started in April and continued through August, as magma drained and the caldera collapsed.

The average person puts on 1 to 2lbs every year, and struggles to lose it.

It is unclear whether the inhabitants of Earth would be able to adapt to and survive this new climate.

Microdosing is still very much illegal and the research into it is still in the preliminary stages.

The RAND Corporation said "South Korea must avoid using a major war to obtain unification," even in the event of North Korea's collapse.

“How many bowls of cereal and oatmeal have American kids eaten that came with a dose of weed killer?”

Earth’s rotation on its axis has drifted over 11 yards in the past 100 years.

As people mature, their type might change.

“I have an opportunity to go to Israel for a few months and study with my favorite teachers over there, and that’s where I’m going to go and probably move somewhere there."

“He said ‘You’re not going to tell me how to run my own company.' I said ‘I’m not trying to tell you how to run your own company, but you’re not going to tell me what God to pray to.’”

A new study found that the number of deaths in Puerto Rico was 22 percent higher than anticipated during a five-month period following the storm.

Seven or more alcoholic beverages per week can increase a man’s risk of having a high-grade tumor.

Researchers believe vaping could stop DNA from replicating normally, potentially increasing the risk of cancer.

The authors of the study call the development a "win-win" for the environment and for commercial fishermen.