Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) are fascinating states of matter that emerge when atoms or molecules are cooled to extremely ...

In an early sign of the winter weather that's coming, the dreaded polar vortex is making news yet again. The polar vortex is "ramping up from its summer slumber," said meteorologist Judah Cohen in an ...

The polar vortex is a large region of low pressure and cold air that has always existed around Earth's poles. While the polar vortex is weakening for the season, it does not directly cause winter ...

The polar vortex is stirring up, bringing the earliest hints that the weather is changing as autumn has officially arrived. In the short term, this means gradual cool-downs and a more active storm ...

The practice surged in the 1980s and 1990s, before medical groups began warning it was harmful. By Ellen Barry As a teenager, Julie Rodgers attended Tuesday night group therapy sessions in which young ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 7 is debating whether a Colorado ban on "conversion therapy" for gay and transgender minors violates a therapist's free speech, in other words, a fairly new ground for ...

Anti-transgender activists see this upcoming Supreme Court term as their chance to further insert religion into medicine and its regulation in the United States. On Oct. 7, the Supreme Court will hear ...

As more young people identify as transgender, a fight has re-emerged over therapy that questions their gender identities. By Amy Harmon Since at least a decade ago, a rare consensus has prevailed on a ...

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on whether to strike down state-level bans on LGBTQ conversion therapy, with justices on the majority-conservative court suggesting they may be willing ...

Oct. 6 (UPI) --Sir Ernest Shackleton's polar ship, Endurance, was considered to be the strongest of its time but the vessel had significant structural weaknesses that caused its demise -- and an ...

Laws banning conversion therapy for minors in more than 20 states are under threat, thanks to a Supreme Court case challenging Colorado’s legislation against the practice on the basis of free speech.

Half the states restrict efforts to change a person's identity in treatment. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Conversion therapy, or the attempt to change a patient’s sexual orientation or gender identity ...