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  1. screen time
    A Better Way to Think About Young Kids and Screen TimeA new study correlates early-childhood device use with developmental delays. Is it the screens? Or what they’re replacing?
    By John Herrman
  2. the economy
    New Study Finds a High Minimum Wages Creates JobsConventional wisdom had long suggested the opposite.
    By Eric Levitz
  3. covid-19
    Herd Immunity May Be Out of Reach — But Normality Is in SightThe virus may keep circulating indefinitely, but the vaccines appear robust enough to turn all COVID variants into minor ailments.
    By Eric Levitz
  4. inequality
    Study: Inequality Robs $2.5 Trillion From U.S. Workers Each YearIf America’s level of income inequality had remained constant since 1970, the median U.S. worker would now make $100,000 a year.
    By Eric Levitz
  5. vision 2020
    Voters Are Turning Against Trump in Places Hit Hard by COVID-19A new study confirms the president is paying a political price for presiding over mass death.
    By Eric Levitz
  6. coronavirus
    Here’s the Latest Good (and Bad) News About the CoronavirusHumans may not retain long-term immunity to COVID-19. But if we do, there’s reason to think we’re closer to herd immunity than we’d thought.
    By Eric Levitz
  7. coronavirus
    Prominent Study Showing Severe Hydroxychloroquine Risk Is RetractedThe influential medical journal The Lancet pulled its paper asserting that the drug was associated with higher mortality in coronavirus patients.
    By Adam K. Raymond and Benjamin Hart
  8. coronavirus
    7 Bits of Good News About the Coronavirus (and 7 Bits of Bad News)A new theory resolves many of the biggest mysteries about the pandemic — and suggests that banning large gatherings may be enough to contain it.
    By Eric Levitz
  9. coronavirus
    10 Bits of Good News in the War on the Coronavirus (and 10 Bits of Bad News)The outlook for a vaccine is getting sunnier — but the summer sun’s capacity to inhibit infection is looking weaker.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. public health
    Americans Are Dying Younger, Having Fewer Babies, Studies FindThe death rate among Americans between the ages of 25 and 34 is surging, while birth rates have hit a three-decade low.
    By Eric Levitz
  11. climate change
    Rising Seas Are Going to Drown Way More Cities Than We’d Thought: StudyIn a low-warming scenario, we expected rising tides to cover areas currently occupied by 37 million people. The real number is closer to 150 million.
    By Eric Levitz
  12. gluten
    Trump Supporters More Likely to Identify As Gluten-Free: StudyConservatives mock gluten-free diets — and are also more likely to adhere to them.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  13. studies
    80 Percent of Tweets Come From 2 Percent of AmericansA new survey finds that young Democrats are overrepresented compared to the general population.
    By Brian Feldman
  14. climate change
    We’re Boiling the Ocean Faster Than We ThoughtClimate change is warming the seas more rapidly than the IPCC realized, a new study suggests.
    By Eric Levitz
  15. space
    Aliens Might Have Sent Cigar-Shaped Probe to Monitor Earth, Study FindsThe interstellar object entered our solar system last year — and then left at an unnaturally rapid speed, new research from Harvard suggests.
    By Eric Levitz
  16. congress
    Why Congress Thinks Voters Are Way More Conservative Than They Actually ArePoliticians think their constituents are right wing — because, in most cases, the only constituents they need to worry about are corporations.
    By Eric Levitz
  17. economic policy
    Study: Minimum Wage Hikes Are Working As HopedNew research finds that minimum wage increases in six U.S. cities led to higher worker pay — without any negative impact on jobs.
    By Eric Levitz
  18. New Study Confirms That American Workers Are Getting Ripped OffU.S. workers get a smaller share of growth, less job security, and fewer unemployment benefits than laborers in nearly every other developed country.
    By Eric Levitz
  19. New Study: Trump’s Immigration Agenda May Have Hurt Him in 2016New research suggests that Trump’s nativism alienated more white voters than it mobilized in 2016. If true, the GOP could be in trouble this fall.
    By Eric Levitz
  20. Places Where Opioid Use Was the Highest Voted for Trump in 2016Counties across the country where chronic opioid use was higher went for Trump by an 18-point margin in 2016.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  21. Study: Claim That Fake News Swung Election Is FakeFew Americans read “fake news,” and even fewer bought it.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  22. select all
    Fake News Isn’t Just an Old-Person Problem — Kids Are Falling for It, TooA new study of news literacy among a big group of students suggests the fake-news problem isn’t restricted to older, web-unsavvy news consumers.
    By Jesse Singal
  23. studies
    Study Finds Liberals Are Better Than Conservatives at Smizing“Conservative politicians were less likely than liberals to display smiles involving facial muscles around the eyes.”
    By Jessica Roy
  24. Hurricane Freakonomics: Katrina Raised Its Victims’ IncomesEconomists find a climate-change consolation prize. 
    By Annie Lowrey
  25. The F Train Is the Most Delayed TrainMeanwhile, the MTA claims that the subway isn’t delayed more often than it was two years ago.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  26. bill de blasio’s new york
    Number of Families in Shelters Rose in January53,615 people stayed overnight in city facilities.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  27. health care
    Study: Obama’s Health-Care Law Would Actually Add to the DeficitThe full report, and a fight over it, is on the way.
    By Brett Smiley
  28. religion
    American Muslims Not Really MurderousA new study calls Islamic extremism “a minuscule threat to public safety.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  29. would you rather
    Some Americans Prefer Technology to Sex, Chocolate, Teeth-BrushingHard evidence that the Internet is life’s greatest pleasure.
    By Carrie Battan
  30. survey says
    Study: New York Is America’s Least Free StateThis is a study funded by the Koch brothers, mind you.
    By Chris Rovzar
  31. science fiction science fact
    Hey, Manhattanites, You Can Look Forward to Living a Long Life of This MiseryA new study has some uplifting, and depressing, results.
    By Chris Rovzar
  32. school daze
    Bullying Makes You Popular, But Not the MOST PopularYou need a little niceness to get to the top 2 percent.
    By Chris Rovzar
  33. jars of tears
    Breaking: Crying Not a Big Turn-On for DudesMen who sniffed jars containing women’s tears were found to experience “drops in testosterone.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  34. mahwidge
    Traditional Marriage Basically Obsolete, Survey FindsYounger Americans aren’t convinced it’s the way to go.
    By Jessica Pressler
  35. drinking
    New Yorkers Now Twice As Likely to Go to Emergency Room After BoozingWheeeeee.
    By Chris Rovzar
  36. sex
    Fiftysomethings Are Having Unprotected Sex With Their Friends, Says New Study“‘Friends with benefits’ are suited to older people.”
    By Mike Vilensky
  37. notions
    Sixth Borough Continues to Take in Impoverished New YorkersNo, not Governor’s Island.
    By Jessica Pressler
  38. lady things
    Science: Successful Women Are Doomed to UnhappinessThanks, science.
    By Jessica Pressler
  39. health
    New York City Kids: Fat?Not on the Upper West Side!
    By Mike Vilensky
  40. stress
    Funny Report Says New York Is Only the Eighth Most Stressful CityYeah, right.
    By Lindsay Robertson
  41. science
    Science: Ladies Love a Man in RedWe’re not so sure about this.
    By Jessica Pressler
  42. death and taxes
    Women Who Spend All Day Sitting Could Die YoungerAh! Bad news for bloggers.
    By Mike Vilensky
  43. science
    Survey: More Virgins Insisting on Condom Use for First TimeTeen pregnancy is down as a result.
    By Chris Rovzar
  44. corrections
    Correction: Rich Guys Do Not Actually Give Women More OrgasmsIt’s just that rich guys date the kind of women who have more orgasms.
    By Jessica Pressler
  45. things we already knew
    Study: New Yorkers Are Among the Least Likely to Fall Victim to ScamsAnd yet we still buy Knicks tickets, year after year.
    By Chris Rovzar
  46. science
    Most Men Would Be Complete Slackers if They Didn’t Have to Impress WomenIf they didn’t care about getting laid, guys would do basically nothing.
    By Jessica Pressler
  47. booze you can use
    New York Is One of the Country’s ‘Least Drunk’ CitiesThat’s what ‘Men’s Health’ says at least.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  48. booze you can use
    Are You Drinking Cheaper Liquor in the Recession?Everybody else is.
    By Chris Rovzar
  49. mating
    Breaking: Smart Women No Longer Doomed to Life of SpinsterhoodUnless they are horrible.
    By Jessica Pressler