Marrakech's artisans among the hard-hit after earthquake

How does fever help fight infections? There’s more to it than even some scientists realize

Edmund K. LeGrand, University of Tennessee; Joe Alcock, University of New Mexico

The heat and chills that come with fever are not only uncomfortable but also metabolically costly. Increased body temperature, however, can make all the difference when you’re sick.

Can animals give birth to twins?

Michael Jaffe, Mississippi State University; Tracy Jaffe, Mississippi State University

Animals often give birth to litters of more than one offspring at a time. But are those babies twins?

Powerful black holes might grow up in bustling galactic neighborhoods

Jaclyn Champagne, University of Arizona

An astronomer and ‘black hole historian’ explains how the parts of the universe black holes grow in might influence how quickly they become bright, supermassive objects.

Quantum information science is rarely taught in high school – here’s why that matters

Karen J. Matsler, University of Texas at Arlington

A former physics teacher says America could lose its technological edge if it doesn’t do a better job of teaching quantum information science – starting in high school.

What schools teach about 9/11 and the war on terror

Jeremy Stoddard, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Diana Hess, University of Wisconsin-Madison

From the archive: The anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks is an opportunity for teachers to focus less on recreating the day and more on what students can learn from it, two curriculum experts argue.

Ancient texts depict all kinds of people, not just straight and cis ones – this college course looks at LGBTQ sexuality and gender in Egypt, Greece and Rome

Tina Chronopoulos, Binghamton University, State University of New York

Writing about same-sex relationships and gender beyond a strict male-female binary was more common in ancient Greece and Rome than students assume, a scholar writes.

How disappearance became a global weapon of psychological control, 50 years on from Chile’s US-backed coup

Brad Evans, University of Bath

State-sponsored disappearance plays into the most primal of human fears – to vanish without a trace. The modern era started with Chile’s US-backed coup on September 11, 1973.

Morocco’s earthquake wasn’t unexpected – building codes must plan for them

José A. Peláez Montilla, Universidad de Jaén

Earthquakes cannot be predicted; the best tools to mitigate the impact are seismic hazard studies.

Heat pumps will cool your home during the hottest of summers and reduce your global warming impact

Anemia afflicts nearly 1 in 4 people worldwide, but there are practical strategies for reducing it

Why managers’ attempts to empower their employees often fail – and even lead to unethical behavior