Fireworks are basically big chemistry experiments in the sky. The science behind the spectacles is a bit complex, so we broke it down for you.
Adults perceive black girls as less innocent and more adult-like than white ones, a new study found.
The Georgetown Law report, Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls’ Childhood, expands on a 2014 study on adult perceptions of black boys. But the new study differs in how it examines adults' views on black girls and innocence.
“What we found is that adults see black girls as less innocent and less in need of protection as white girls of the same age,” Rebecca Epstein, lead author of the report and executive director of Georgetown Law's Center on Poverty and Inequality said in a statement.
Happy National Sunglasses Day!
Keep your eyes safe from those UV rays.
One of the disturbing aspects in cases of missing kids, experts say, is the number who are lured away through technology.
Ever wondered what happens when galaxies "collide?"
Now we know, thanks to a cool image from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The image of "Arp 299," which was released Monday, is a composite of visible light and X-ray light.
(Photo: Chandra X-ray Observatory Center)
To celebrate #HarryPotter20 we filmed USA TODAY art director Jeff Dionise creating his own magic.
Bill Cosby juror BOBBY DUGAN on the mistrial in the 13-year-old case that was due to a lack of convincing evidence for all 12 jurors to agree unanimously on a verdict.
“Love is love,” he tweeted, sharing photos from Toronto's Pride celebration. (Photo: Getty Images)
Happy anniversary, Harry!
My, how you’ve grown.
(Cartoon: David Cohen, Asheville Citizen-Times)
Best. Volunteer. Job. Ever.
Volunteer Baby Buddies at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta cuddle preemies all day long, providing an essential service for parents who can't be there.
Summer is here 🌞 ! And we know just how to celebrate 🍨
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The die-off of America's honeybee colonies, which are disappearing in droves because of parasites, pesticides, poor nutrition and disease, leave beekeepers scrambling to salvage the vital insects.
The task of solving the honeybee problem, experts say, isn't isolated to beekeepers. A few changes to home patios and gardens can lend honeybees a much-needed assist.
Last year, a third of the nation's honeybee colonies died, which is low considering the bigger decreases of the last decade. This doesn't necessarily mean fewer bees. Beekeepers can salvage a dead colony, but it comes with labor and production costs.
(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
He is the team dog, ambassador and future bat dog for the Frisco RoughRiders. He's also a speedster on the bases.
There is nothing more painful in the world than losing a loved one — but this father is turning his pain into hope for the thousands of people waiting for an organ transplant.
Bill Conner lost his daughter last January in a freak accident in Cancun. Abigail Mae Conner was only 20 and a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
And because Conner’s daughter was an organ donor, her tissues were used to save the lives of four men between the ages of 20-60.
Title IX touches every aspect of the educational system in ways that are not always apparent to the law’s target population: students.
Ranked: Every 'song of the summer' from the past 20 years
Summertime requires its own soundtrack. And every year, pop stars compete to deliver the "song of the summer," the track that defines the season on the charts and in listeners' memories.
Officially, the song of the summer is the track that spends the most time atop the Billboard Hot 100 between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The songs on this list weren't chosen by personal tastes; all of the tracks shown below were the top-charting hits on the Hot 100 for their respective summers, objectively, based on charts data. So if a favorite song isn't included below, pick a fight with the Billboard charts, not the list.
(Photo: Getty/PWC/FIlmMagic.)



