Early Christians were urged to 'supervise' one another. In the present times, that theology is often used by the…
Even before people understood how germs spread disease, they tried to isolate the sick to keep them from infecting others.
The Trump administration has cut funding for infectious disease research and reduced high-level staffing for global health…
Anthrax is best known as a bioweapon. But researchers have figured out how to tweak the deadly toxin and use it to fight…
France agreed to postpone implementing its law to tax US technology giants as negotiators from nearly 140 countries seek…
Italian filmmakers are starting to take a page from their American counterparts.
Fracking in Pennsylvania has led to disadvantages in state school districts.
Australian scientists have grown the Wuhan virus in a lab, and that will speed up the search for a vaccine. It also will…
The World Health Organization declared the new coronavirus to be a public health emergency on Jan. 30, 2020. Does the action…
A social psychologist explains how you can be so deeply affected by the death of someone you've never met.
Unlike when Kobe Bryant went straight from high school to the NBA, future superstars must now spend at least one year in…
What will happen to campaign workers after the Feb. 3 caucuses? It's a question that's in the cold Iowa air, carrying…
In 1868, during the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson, the Senate tied on two votes. Chief Justice Salmon P.…
Pecking holes in a solid wood tree trunk would give you a headache, if not serious brain damage. What special assets allow…
Whether in situations relating to scientific consensus, economic history or current political events, denialism has its…
Schools and colleges can teach political hope that can help citizens make better choices.
During the Nazi era, roughly 300,000 additional Jewish refugees could have gained entry to the US. But the immigration law’s…
The curious history of a ritual meant to ward off bad luck.
Long in the making, the US administration's Middle East plan was quickly rejected by Palestinian leaders. It was hardly…