A report calls for banning the use of emotion recognition technology. An AI and computer vision researcher explains the…
Most women in the US give birth lying flat on their back, anesthetized. An obstetrician investigates why this is and whether…
An expert on Watergate says that today's House Republicans have taken precisely the opposite position than the GOP took…
Negro Matapacos became famous in Chile in 2011 for joining student protests. His image has now popped up around the world.
Any disruption to shipping in the narrow seaway could impact oil prices and ratchet up geopolitical tensions.
The EPA is considering a rule that would limit what kinds of science regulators can use in setting rules. A scholar explains…
Predictions about how a woman presidential candidate might fare in 2020 are largely speculation, writes a political scientist,…
The US has been trying to reform its complicated health care system since 1993. In 2020, it continues to be one of the biggest…
Men who work in female-dominated fields tend to get more prestige and higher wages.
Your partner might think they're providing valuable encouragement, but a new study shows how it can backfire.
If the US makes good on the president's threat, Iran's heritage won't be the only thing damaged. Washington's…
NASA scientists have discovered a new planet orbiting around a nearby star that is in a habitable zone. But does this planet…
It's very dangerous to assume that Iran will not escalate the crisis further, much less that the US could limit any…
In order to lessen the strain on campus counseling centers, colleges must take a more preventive and 'population'…
Overt racism is easy to spot. But more subtle forms based on false narratives can be equally dehumanizing – and it's…
Fears that Beijing will renege on autonomy promises is only encouraging calls for independence from mainland China.
Centuries' worth of important information is stored on paper – which can decay, burn or get eaten by pests. Peek inside…
A new study analyzes the language in nearly 680,000 pet adoption ads.
A tricky kind of earthquake that happens in the soft rock of the ocean floor causes much larger tsunamis than their magnitude…
President Trump's Iran policy took a dramatic turn when the US killed Iran's top military commander in a drone strike.…