Many in the US believe that all people can gain riches and education simply by working hard. Here's why that is not…
Bug sprays with DEET feel oily and smell gross. That's why scientists are developing new mosquito repellents based on…
The Department of Education says there were 240 school shootings during a recent school year. Another database only counts…
As Google turns 20, a look at how the company has grown – and what the next two decades might bring for the company.
In 1968 the idea of romance between the races was still a controversial proposition. That made it all the more revolutionary…
The career arc of Nichelle Nichols – the first black woman to have a continuing co-starring role on TV – shows how diverse…
Labor Day is an excellent time for college instructors to commit to teaching students to take an interdisciplinary approach…
Enslaved workers used to grow cotton and mill flour. Now prisoners grind beef and crate eggs. Here, a historian explores…
The mayor of Tallahassee underspent three rivals to win the state's Democratic primary. But what awaits in the general…
Several companies are trying to develop life extension methods that could enable some people to live far longer. There are…
Providing text-message tips to parents on how to make their children stronger readers can make a difference, but only if…
What if you never had to pick up a medical record or image from one doctor to take to another? That capability already exists,…
From solitary confinement, Moliere Dimanche started drawing on anything he could find. The result was a series of fantastical,…
Google News does not differentiate search results according to users' politics – but it does favor mainstream news…
New research shows that injecting wastewater deep underground can cause earthquakes far from the injection site. It also…
Americans want more say about their benefits, training and other important issues at work.
You've heard the adage, you are what you eat. But a new study suggests that you are 'when' you eat may be more…
El Papa Francisco asegura que la pena de muerte viola la dignidad de la persona. Esto podría profundizar un debate entre…
Mathematical models can describe the many shapes of DNA, as well as cellular processes like DNA replication.
A renamed Brooklyn street celebrates Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a Haitian slave turned president. For centuries his legacy…