As commercial spaceflight companies lower the cost of reaching space, nations can launch more missions. But while astronauts…
Supreme Court justices have previously called statistical methods of measuring partisan gerrymandering 'sociological…
A climatologist who studies precipitation trends explains how climate change is projected to make flooding events in the…
The $270 million settlement may not mean a whole lot if Purdue files for bankruptcy as it's reportedly considering.
Women make about 81 cents for every dollar a man earns, little changed in recent years. Could more pay transparency change…
A new study examined how growing numbers of single women in one of the world's most expensive cities are contributing…
A study that compared Habitat for Humanity affiliates found that what nonprofits are doing may matter more than how much…
Many Americans are fretting over paying their taxes. A philosopher says the moral question isn't as much about a duty…
While net price calculators are meant to help students figure out how much a particular college will cost, a new study reveals…
Most medical historians agree that one of the most important advances in medicine was the use of ether to numb pain during…
An Estonian cybersecurity leader explains how her country defends itself, its society and its elections from Russian interference.
The high stress conditions of an outbreak can spread a dysfunctional culture among those working to fight it. A survey after…
As the special counsel's investigation of Trump turns into a partisan battle in Congress, here are some of the main…
There are limits to what charities can do now about past donors who are accused of morally reprehensible behavior.
Not all drug development needs to start from scratch. Sometimes researchers discover that a drug developed for one disease…
This season marks the 150th anniversary of the first professional baseball team and the start of its eye-popping 81-game…
After Google suggested PigeonRank was at the root of its search function, a group of researchers put a small flock of the…
Obamacare, while highly controversial, has been a tough law to kill. The efforts of a federal district judge in Texas had…
Does the Electoral College encourage candidates to campaign in rural areas, as its supporters claim? And do electors actually…