An emerging body of research is starting to paint a clearer picture of how concussions work and their potentially serious, lasting consequences.

As the #MeToo movement has grown, one question continues to surface: Why would someone who experienced sexual assault wait years to come forward? Research shows the answer is complicated.

Safe gun storage can limit unauthorized users’ access to firearms. This roundup features recent research on the topic.

We’ve gathered research to help journalists consider how they cover a group with whom some appear to have trouble relating: gun owners and people who use firearms.

According to survey data from more than 2100 adults, one-quarter of Americans who have been stalked never told anyone about it.

Research that looks into exactly where toxic waste sites are located, and the demographics of neighboring communities.

We spoke with Setti Warren to learn more about his thoughts on the relationship between local government and local news.

Ten academic studies were chosen from about 9,000 nominations to win a 2018 Ig Nobel Prize, a parody of the Nobel Prize. The studies featured topics such as smelling flies in wine and using voodoo

Hospital mergers may result in increased health care costs, even when a merger doesn’t reduce competition in a market, according to new research by UCLA economist Matt Schmitt.

In this short Q&A, media scholar Siva Vaidhyanathan talks about how Facebook has changed journalism and how reporters can do a better job covering Facebook and its influence.