Gabon's strongman president, Ali Bongo, is barely clinging to power after contested elections, a stroke and a coup attempt.…
States are folding the social and economic costs of burning fossil fuels into their electricity policies, giving utilities…
For decades, New England students took field trips out into the Long Island Sound. Their data show how quickly the sound…
Rail advocates often make the case that trains are a cleaner mode of transportation, but why is that so? And what would…
As antibiotic resistance increases globally, the heat is on to find new alternatives to treat infections. Chemists can get…
A series of new studies sheds light on the population crash and extinction of the giant birds, lemurs and more that roamed…
In the wake of a judge’s ruling that Medicaid work requirements in two states are not legal, questions remain. The most…
Rural and small-town residents believe they aren't getting their fair share from the government. A majority of them…
Why are three-pointer shots from the corner more efficient than the ones above the break? The answer: More than 90 percent…
When Jessie Simmons applied for a teaching job in 1958, her application went to a separate file for "Negro teachers"…
As commercial spaceflight companies lower the cost of reaching space, nations can launch more missions. But while astronauts…
Supreme Court justices have previously called statistical methods of measuring partisan gerrymandering 'sociological…
A climatologist who studies precipitation trends explains how climate change is projected to make flooding events in the…
The $270 million settlement may not mean a whole lot if Purdue files for bankruptcy as it's reportedly considering.
Women make about 81 cents for every dollar a man earns, little changed in recent years. Could more pay transparency change…
A new study examined how growing numbers of single women in one of the world's most expensive cities are contributing…
A study that compared Habitat for Humanity affiliates found that what nonprofits are doing may matter more than how much…
Many Americans are fretting over paying their taxes. A philosopher says the moral question isn't as much about a duty…
While net price calculators are meant to help students figure out how much a particular college will cost, a new study reveals…
Most medical historians agree that one of the most important advances in medicine was the use of ether to numb pain during…