Scientists have mapped a huge dead zone in the Gulf of Oman, without enough oxygen in the water to support life. This Speed…
The reclusive country’s media is tightly controlled and choreographed. But a close look at the tone and focus of the coverage…
Michigan officials have ended distribution of free bottled water in Flint, but many residents believe the city's water…
After thousands of women spoke out against sexual harassment, scholars asked, does harassment affect women's health?…
Hundreds of homeless people were living in an abandoned police headquarters in São Paulo when a massive fire broke out…
A mummy unearthed during construction in Iran may be the body of a former shah. For the Islamic regime, the discovery is…
Who do you call when there's a nuclear crisis? The International Atomic Energy Agency, unless the crisis involves North…
Here's how to secure your home network, whether or not it has already been attacked by hackers.
Perhaps you've noticed something unusual in the bathroom after you consume this healthy spring vegetable. A Speed Read…
In this clinical trial, the first of its kind, physicians explore whether directly applying a 'good' strain of bacteria…
By 2022, people in developed countries may see more fake news than accurate information. Artificial intelligence may be…
A genetics testing company recently won approval from the FDA to market a test that can identify a breast cancer gene mutation.…
In his short play from 1830, 'Mozart and Salieri,' Russian poet Alexander Pushkin proposed that genius and evil…
As Israel approaches the 70th anniversary of its establishment, many older American Jews will be celebrating. Many younger…
Study finds that coal pollution in China is leading to people getting significant levels of mercury poisoning from rice.
The administration's proposed changes to a decades-old housing program supporting the poorest Americans would jack up…
'Take a silver cup – always a silver cup' and 'fill it with ice pulverized to the fineness of snow,' a…
The California Supreme Court made it harder to classify workers as independent contractors. But it's not quite the 'game…
Biologists are finding new evidence that these ocean invertebrate grazers don't just ingest whatever they catch. They…
Who's really benefiting from a health care system that provides free or low-cost plastic surgeries for the poor?