Free community college is touted as a way to make college more accessible. But research shows making community college free…
Theologian Franz Bibfeldt may never have lived, but his legacy continues in many important ways – most of all not to take…
Do public lands in the West belong to Westerners, or all Americans? Moving a federal agency's headquarters from Washington,…
Coyotes, whose range is expanding, are now at the doorstep of South America.
An often invisible force is undercutting support for policies that help Americans facing economic hardship.
A report calls for banning the use of emotion recognition technology. An AI and computer vision researcher explains the…
Most women in the US give birth lying flat on their back, anesthetized. An obstetrician investigates why this is and whether…
An expert on Watergate says that today's House Republicans have taken precisely the opposite position than the GOP took…
Negro Matapacos became famous in Chile in 2011 for joining student protests. His image has now popped up around the world.
Any disruption to shipping in the narrow seaway could impact oil prices and ratchet up geopolitical tensions.
The EPA is considering a rule that would limit what kinds of science regulators can use in setting rules. A scholar explains…
Predictions about how a woman presidential candidate might fare in 2020 are largely speculation, writes a political scientist,…
The US has been trying to reform its complicated health care system since 1993. In 2020, it continues to be one of the biggest…
Men who work in female-dominated fields tend to get more prestige and higher wages.
Your partner might think they're providing valuable encouragement, but a new study shows how it can backfire.
If the US makes good on the president's threat, Iran's heritage won't be the only thing damaged. Washington's…
NASA scientists have discovered a new planet orbiting around a nearby star that is in a habitable zone. But does this planet…
It's very dangerous to assume that Iran will not escalate the crisis further, much less that the US could limit any…