The Trump administration has once again tried to change immigration law, this time enacting severe limits on the rights…
The US is unique in its criminal punishment policies – as the recent sentencing of neo-Nazi James Fields Jr. demonstrates.
Disney says the Marvel movie just beat 'Avatar' as the top-grossing movie of all time. Inflation tells a different…
Recent changes to the ball seem to be juicing hitters' stats. But could other factors, like the climate and advanced…
An economist takes a critical look at a proposal to tax Wall Street to pay off the nation's student debt.
Sending autonomous vehicles to the Southern Ocean can be fraught with anxiety, especially if one of them doesn't make…
A fifth of the world's oil travels through the narrow waterway.
Amazon's plan to invest $700 million retraining its workforce signals very soon all jobs will be STEM jobs – and…
The iconic advertising campaign originated as a way to protect the nation from its WWII enemies. Today, critics are asking…
BMIs like the ones Neuralink is working on are already used in laboratories around the world as assistive technologies.…
As more than a million people have indicated plans to partake in a citizen 'raid' on the famed Area 51 to 'see…
Birds spend a lot of time and energy singing, but they don't do it the same way in every season of the year. And some…
Will Syrian religious extremists migrate to the West as refugees in need – and then do harm? A team of researchers surveyed…
US school segregation is higher than it has been in decades, even if there are no longer overt laws requiring racially segregated…
The conviction of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín Guzmán Loera, who evaded justice in Mexico, is a win for US officials.…
Hot weather kills more Americans yearly on average than floods, tornadoes or hurricanes. Three scholars explain how cities…
As the nation braces for a dangerous heat wave this weekend, a physician offers some tips for staying cool – and reminds…
The US legal system often gives the police the benefit of the doubt.
Each device is complex in its own right, and trying to use them together in many different settings makes things even more…
A new law in Washington state that makes college mostly free for many students is meant to prepare more residents from the…