'Long COVID' – in which people have symptoms lasting more than a few weeks – is turning out to be very common.…
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When far-right and far-left politicians get most of the media attention, it hurts democracy.
If confirmed, US Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico would be the first Native American to run the agency that interacts with…
Billionaires have carbon footprints hundreds of times higher than the average American. Two scholars tried to put a number…
Anti-Black bias and lack of teacher referrals are keeping Black students out of gifted school programs, a scholar suggests.
India's farmers have been protesting for months. An expert on India's agricultural sector explains why governments…
The US has a herd immunity math problem, with a COVID-19 vaccine not yet approved for children under 16 and a third of adults…
Researchers are developing ways to lock captured CO2 into cement. It could help rebuild America’s crumbling infrastructure…
The vote to acquit former President Trump for inciting the attack on the Capitol is a symptom of the dramatic decline of…
In the early 19th century, the British – who had invented impeachment centuries before – decided it no longer served…
Not everyone wants romantic partnership and many singles find more happiness and autonomy in their solo life.
'Mind your manners' isn't just something your mother told you. Manners – and civility – are an essential…
AI chatbots can provide mental health support for people who are isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many people who are incarcerated have problems with substance abuse, which often may have led to their incarceration. A…