The walkout by thousands of Google employees around the world was historic, both because of who was protesting and what…
Born Farrokh Bulsara, Mercury came from a Parsi family that practiced Zoroastrianism, a religion that influenced Judaism,…
MS-13 is not the biggest or most violent gang in the US. But its grisly murders and Latino membership inflame Americans'…
There is no vaccine or medicine for Zika. But researchers have identified factors in the blood that signal a fetus has Zika-related…
Almost a third of American adolescents have anxiety disorders. Researchers in developmental neuroscience are figuring out…
A national survey of over 1,300 congregations found that religious leaders struggle to balance security concerns with carrying…
Congressional midterm election spending will likely hit a record $5 billion. But the spending masks the main problem with…
Leftover lactose from cheese production shows early promise as a treatment that can help soils retain water and nutrients,…
Donor premiums are a common fundraising tactic. But recent research suggests that they are not cost-effective.
Even though Maryland college football coach DJ Durkin has been fired, his 11th hour ouster will not rid college football…
According to a new study, the oceans have absorbed more heat from climate change than previously thought. This could mean…
Will it embolden or neuter the Arab world's autocratic regimes?
Más de dos tercios de los inmigrantes centroamericanos sufrirán actos de violencia en su viaje por México, desde el robo…
When immigrants come to the US, it isn't just the people who assimilate. The microbes in their gut also become Westernized…
The very first cyberattack clogged up the nascent internet, halting digital communications. Now much bigger, the internet…
In 1968, Lyndon Johnson's ridicule of presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey as weak and feminine tells us something…
Lung Cancer Awareness Month starts today, but observance of it often slips under the radar, in part because there are so…
Many Americans feel anxiety or dread when it comes to math. A lot of that anxiety starts in childhood.
Two of the fastest growing segments of the American population Latino and Asian-American voters - also are part of evangelical…
A study of the social cost of carbon emitted by the shrinking fleet of Texan coal plants suggests that closing more of them…