By 2050, the majority of Americans will not be white. That future is already on its way here – just look at the demographics…
Even when countries have broken ties with each other, they can communicate – as the US and Iran did just a few days ago.
Capuchin monkeys in Brazil use big stones to crush the shells of nuts they want to eat. An experiment in the field investigated…
More workplaces are allowing employees to telecommute, but there are still barriers to more flexible arrangements.
President Trump's speech about Iran wasn't just aimed at that country or the US. He also targeted NATO allies, urging…
Pronouns rarely, if ever, change. Then along came the gender nonbinary 'they,' which was just anointed ‘word of…
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,…