When volcanoes like Alaska’s Mount Spurr erupt, the ash can damage people’s lungs, smother crops and kill animals, and…
An education scholar explains how some teachers and school counselors are quietly resisting what they see as political incursion…
Is a US-China war inevitable? Perhaps that isn’t the lesson leaders should be taking from the ‘History of the Peloponnesian…
Touring has become one of the few reliable income streams for working musicians. But a new study finds that the benefits…
Water-rich meteorites contain key ingredients for life, yet they barely appear in meteorite collections. Recent research…
Sophal Ear, a Cambodian scholar who fled the Khmer Rouge as a child, reflects on 50 years since the murderous regime took…
Market swings may be rattling retirement accounts, but panic isn’t the answer. Here’s what to know about how 401(k)…
Steps taken to reform Social Security during the Biden and Trump administrations have only made the prospects for a funding…
Aligning AIs with people’s goals and values is tricky. A new technique quantifies how far off human and machine are from…
A psychologist explains how group identity, polarizing issues and social media are driving people apart – and suggests…
An allergic reaction happens when your immune system overreacts to something that should be harmless. Whether that happens…
President Donald Trump’s second term and the Supreme Court’s conservative activism have lit a fire in Republicans, who…
The 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act gives ICE broad power, including the right to arrest many noncitizens. The extent…
The decades-long struggle to find a permanent place to dispose of nuclear waste will continue, probably for many years to…
To really compare different electricity sources, you also have to look at the roles they play in keeping the lights on and…
The Epidemic Intelligence Service has been a crucial tool in fighting diseases at home and abroad. Its impact would be impossible…
Pennsylvania hospitals report an average 14% vacancy rate for registered nurses. In rural areas it is much higher.