As more than a million people have indicated plans to partake in a citizen 'raid' on the famed Area 51 to 'see…
Birds spend a lot of time and energy singing, but they don't do it the same way in every season of the year. And some…
Will Syrian religious extremists migrate to the West as refugees in need – and then do harm? A team of researchers surveyed…
US school segregation is higher than it has been in decades, even if there are no longer overt laws requiring racially segregated…
The conviction of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín Guzmán Loera, who evaded justice in Mexico, is a win for US officials.…
Hot weather kills more Americans yearly on average than floods, tornadoes or hurricanes. Three scholars explain how cities…
As the nation braces for a dangerous heat wave this weekend, a physician offers some tips for staying cool – and reminds…
The US legal system often gives the police the benefit of the doubt.
Each device is complex in its own right, and trying to use them together in many different settings makes things even more…
A new law in Washington state that makes college mostly free for many students is meant to prepare more residents from the…
The US hit the debt ceiling in March and is expected to run out of ways to get around the new $22 trillion limit by September.…
When the Beetle was first introduced, Americans had never seen anything like it. Among art car enthusiasts, it became the…
Evidence suggests that microbes play a vital role in health. But what microbes we get depends whether we were born in a…
The new era of space exploration is characterized by an emphasis on diversity and international cooperation. But there's…
Former US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens passed away on July 16. One of his former law clerks recalls her most…
A growing number of jobs are becoming less stable, with fewer benefits and stagnating wages. This is taking a significant…
President Trump hinted that he would defy a Supreme Court ruling recently, though he later yielded to its authority. Andrew…
Born on July 18, 1635, this polymath broke ground in fields ranging from pneumatics, microscopy, mechanics and astronomy…
Scripture strongly and unequivocally affirms the obligation to treat strangers with dignity and hospitality, says a Christian…
Protecting land from being developed intuitively may seem like a drag on local economies, but research in New England finds…