The Flint water crisis made the country aware of the dangers of lead. But why, exactly, is this element so toxic and what…
An anthropologist who's researched the dispossession of Native Americans and their enduring connections to ancestral…
A controversy has erupted yet again among Southern Baptists over women's preaching. An expert explains how despite this…
June 27 is National HIV Testing Day, and an expert suggests it's a good time to think about testing, especially for…
The children who suffered lead poisoning as a result of the Flint water crisis of 2014 are likely to struggle academically…
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders is leaving her job, and two media scholars reflect on the career of the very first…
A photo of a drowned father and his 23-month-old daughter at the US-Mexico border has prompted horror and outrage on social…
The stakes are high for the G-20 meeting between Presidents Xi and Trump. But even if a major deal were reached, US companies…
The high court struck down a ban on trademarking 'immoral' or 'scandalous' words and symbols. A trademark…
Patriotism means pride in country, but what are we proud of? A former national park ranger suggests that visiting historic…
Alarm arose when news spread that Ebola cases had been found in Uganda. Here are the real reasons for concern.
A political scientist warns that a new lobbying initiative launched by Bill and Melinda Gates could harm US higher education.
Les gens tombent dans le piège des fausses photos, qu’elles proviennent de Facebook ou du New York Times. Qu’est-ce…
Hidden for decades in a vault at the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, the photographs depict a regime fixated on establishing…
Trump believes the money Americans spend on Chinese imports like the iPhone goes straight into China's pockets. In reality,…
Some parks reduce violence in the local vicinity. Other parks attract crime. The difference has to do with how these urban…
More than one-quarter of home care workers are born outside of the U.S. Stricter immigration laws could make it harder to…
Research has found ways to detect deepfakes through flaws that can't be fixed easily by the fakers.
In a study that cultivated coral 'gardens' with varying numbers of species, plots with more species were healthier.…
Stars and planets are made from the same raw material. Rather than using huge surveys to find stars with exoplanets, a new…