Forms of insecurity, particularly kidnapping for ransom, are pervasive across the country, but armed violence is unfolding in four main theaters. In the northeast, two jihadi groups, Boko Haram and ...

Executive function describes a set of cognitive processes and mental skills that help an individual plan, monitor, and successfully execute their goals. The “executive functions,” as they’re known, ...

With a reverse mortgage, people aged 55 and older can tap their home equity for cash. In most cases, a reverse mortgage is used to improve liquidity during retirement when people are on a fixed income ...

A reverse image search can give you more info about any picture you see online, and you can do it right on your iPhone. Here's how. Open Safari and head to Google Images. Start your search adventure ...

A study of university students and recent graduates has revealed that writing on physical paper can lead to more brain activity when remembering the information an hour later. Researchers say that the ...

Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Amirhossein Khorgooe / AFP / Getty; Maximillian Mann / The New York Times / Redux; Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty. It’s hard to think of a time when the United States ...

Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RTPCR) is a technique to detect or quantify RNA. It uses a reverse transcriptase enzyme to convert RNA to DNA, followed by PCR to amplify the DNA.

Technology is always transforming language and communication. After all, it's thanks to predictive text and autocorrect that a word as innocent as "duck" became synonymous with "fuck." But one of the ...