Smartphones are key elements of two-factor authentication processes. Weakening their security threatens people's digital…
Sound, color and special effects transformed the moviegoing experience. These inventions decidedly did not.
The upcoming census, like many before it, will boil complex information on race, ethnicity and ancestry into just two questions.…
More than 1,000 Nebraskans were asked about laws that protect business owners who refuse to serve gays or lesbians. People…
In 2005, almost 46,000 children were adopted across borders. Ten years later, just 12,000 were. The foreign adoption system…
For the enslaved Africans, music – rhythm in particular – became a tool of communication about their conditions. Later,…
Conservatives on migration claim that allowing the DACA recipients to stay shows disrespect for the law. The moral principles…
The lightning-quick corporate response to demands for a boycott against the NRA shows that companies can't escape politics…
Most Americans don't want incinerators in their neighborhoods, so waste management companies are burning trash in other…
One of the harshest critiques of white racism appeared 50 years ago in the federal government's own Kerner Commission…
Despite all their anti-tax sentiments, Republicans from Hoover to Trump have embraced this levy on sales at the pump.
As the nation grapples with its opioid addiction epidemic, an understanding of how the drugs affect people is important.…
As the nation searches for ways to prevent the next school shooting, one scholar says answers can be found in a forgotten…
For athletes returning home – especially those who are on the cusp of retirement – the transition can be daunting.
Social isolation is linked to higher blood pressure, lower cognitive abilities and even increased chances of premature death.
While President Donald Trump suggests arming teachers would be a good way to stop school shootings, research shows that…
There's a new way to reveal America's political divide. One researcher finds the differences between groups that…
When mass shootings occur, some people insist the focus should be on mental illness, not gun control. A psychiatrist explains…
Decades ago, the CIA created a secret department dedicated to spreading anti-communist propaganda around the globe. A scholar…