Though it was exceedingly grating, the late comedian was able to perfect a sound that worked in tandem with his brand of…
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As the world locked down and a country’s racial reckoning heated up, this social scientist refined her approach to studying…
Psychologists have mental health difficulties and illnesses at the same rate as the general population – but the profession…
Most of the gains went to the richest Americans, but almost everyone saw an improvement in terms of net wealth.
New research shows that many young people report a sense of temporary relief following episodes of self-harm. But there…
Four scholars of race, religion and immigration explain how US refugee and asylum policy has long been racially and religiously…
Ukrainian families’ anguish at not being able to bury their loved ones underscores a deep human need, an anthropologist…
The Pell Grant would have to be doubled in order for its purchasing power to be anywhere near what it used to be, a scholar…
Harriet Tubman has long been known as a conductor on the Underground Railroad leading enslaved Black people to freedom.…
Researchers find that households without enough diapers for their children are more likely to struggle with other hardships.
Images of war, violence, suffering and death can have a traumatic impact on those who view them.
An infections disease doctor discusses the use, benefits and availability of a drug to prevent severe COVID-19.
Listen to two space experts discuss how the Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens international collaboration in space on…
Military tensions and political concern are heating up in Transnistria, a breakaway state of Moldova that borders Ukraine.…
A young woman in Lviv, Ukraine, writes about fleeing Russian aggression not once, but twice, since 2014 and explains the…
Media ownership has consolidated around a handful of billionaires – and that might not be great for democracy.
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By slapping Chris Rock during an internationally televised awards ceremony, Will Smith demonstrated that chivalry is not…
Several US universities now recognize caste as part of nondiscrimination policies. Two scholars of South Asian studies explain…