Kurdish women have fought on the front lines of military battles since the 19th century. A scholar explains the origins…
In baseball, a pitcher can throw a ball that seems to curve away just as it crosses the plate. How do they do it? It's…
The income-based repayment plan that lets borrowers pay back student loans based on their salaries is in jeopardy. The problem?…
Blue light has been getting blamed for sleep interruption and eye strain. But the facts are that any bright light interferes…
Voters are primarily partisans, and they respond to party signals -- even when they claim otherwise.
A critic of Obama's two terms explains how the 44th president's personality and his politics of 'least resistance'…
Nobel Prizes in science are usually given for revolutionary ideas that change our perception of the universe. But this year's…
Progress has been made toward gender parity in science fields. But explicit and implicit barriers still hold women back…
Since defending northern Syria from the Islamic State, Kurdish people have established an egalitarian society where women…
Trump officials plan to send asylum seekers from the US to El Salvador while their claims are processed. That would expose…
The official celebration of Native Americans represents the fruits of a decades-long effort.
Most states have changed their rules in recent years to let computer science count as a required high school math or science…
Two scholars report on how conservation policies designed to protect reindeer are harming the nomadic Tsaatan people who…
The statue of black Christ has a deep significance for the people of Panama. An object of deep devotion, it also serves…
Following the sexual abuse scandals, there is a push to force the Catholic Church to compromise the confidentiality of the…
Football participation among high schoolers continues to decline, as concern about brain injury increases. Could training…
Progressives are leading in the presidential elections of Argentina, Uruguay and Bolivia, bucking the region's recent…
The pro-Kremlin Russian political and media establishment have grown increasingly skilled at spinning stories to highlight…
The gravity and force of this Category 5 hurricane that lashed the Florida Panhandle and other Southern states may never…