If Israel's longtime leader Benjamin Netanyahu loses in the upcoming elections, some hope that his removal will pave…
A law professor from the University of California, Hastings considers why a moratorium in California could be influential.
Scientists and ethicists have called for a five-year moratorium on editing human genes that will pass on to future generations.…
A strong link exists among sexual violence, substance use disorder and HIV in women. Why are the women who are most at risk…
The recent massacre at a New Zealand mosque is a traceable, direct outgrowth of an American white nationalist movement that…
Eleven percent of Americans spend more than half of their paycheck on housing. These households rate their health as lower…
Many Renaissance-era masterworks depicted rape and sexual assault as erotic. Beginning in the 1970s, artists worked to redefine…
Last Friday, Muslims were killed while praying at two mosques in New Zealand. For Muslims, Friday is the day of gathering,…
Fear, a psychiatrist writes, has roots deep within the human psyche, and demagogues have long exploited the emotion. In…
When it comes to innovation, Santa Clara County is way ahead of the rest of the US. Between 2000 and 2015, more than 140,000…
The Great Red Spot has remained an essentially constant feature of Jupiter's turbulent atmosphere for at least the past…
President Trump vetoed Congress' rejection of his emergency declaration. That brings the constitutional confrontation…
The U.S-Mexico border runs through Native American territories. A wall would further divide these communities, separating…
Through "risk-sharing," colleges could be on the hook to help pay back student loans if too many students default.…
The 'used water' that flows from our showers, dishwashers and toilets isn't a waste to engineers – it contains…
The inquiries can take months of painstaking work, but often yield important insights that improve flight safety for everyone…
Your brain's sensory talents go way beyond those traditional five senses. A team of geoscientists and neurobiologists…
The book took eight years from conception to publication. In the earliest dummy, the monsters that millions have grown to…
Through stories of redemption, a professor who oversees a Maryland prison education program says the time has come to restore…
Pancreatic cancer has historically had among the lowest survival rates of any type of cancer. A recent study that looked…