India's Supreme Court has allowed a Hindu temple to be built on the disputed site of a 16th-century mosque. The verdict…
How do we know that bees were around when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth? The main evidence comes from fossils – the…
Americans recycle only about one-third of the solid waste we generate. A behavioral scientist argues that with the right…
Stories like 'Romeo and Juliet,' 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Jane Eyre' are still…
To quell weeks of protest over extreme inequality, Chile's president has agreed to rewrite the country's constitution,…
The United States is the only developed, democratic country that has a political culture of selling ambassadorships.
Oligarchs have made headlines recently as the impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump move forward.
Customers, cities and investors are all eager for a piece of PG&E, but it isn't the only US utility that may have…
We like to think there's a silver lining to tragedy – and this may be influencing both how studies on post-traumatic…
Masting is what biologists call the pattern of trees for miles around synchronizing to all produce lots of seeds – or…
Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who freed Haiti from French colonial rule in 1804, is revered as a spirit in the Haitian religion.…
Voters tend to view female candidates as strong on issues like education and health care, but weak on national security.…
Fees for everything from green cards to naturalization are not only common, but increasingly costly and mandatory.
The CDC just released a list of bacteria and fungi that pose, or have the potential to pose, a serious health threat. Here…
A recent federal court ruling lets big telecom companies censor the internet in ways that boost their own profits – but…
Destruction of rainforests through wildfires or deforestation may harm human health. As these forests disappear, we may…
In an interview, law professor Carlos Ball explains how gay rights activists and corporations went from adversaries to partners.…