We've been told for a long time that we must take all of our antibiotics. But maybe we didn’t need so many to begin…
A year after Congress passed its plan to fix Puerto Rico's US$123 billion debt and pension crisis, little has changed…
Nitrogen and phosphorus are polluting US waters, creating algae blooms and dead zones. New research confirms that voluntary…
A scholar explains the long process to sainthood and what Pope Francis' recent order might change.
The newspaper's new owners harken back to a tradition of labor-led media in the early part of the 20th century, which…
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After the Senate nixed a repeal of Obamacare, Pres. Trump turned to Twitter, vowing to let the law die. But he's actually…
New research suggests mini-crashes, in which the price of a single stock or commodity temporarily goes haywire, may be unstoppable.
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The American Society of Civil Engineers gives US infrastructure a D+. What is it that we're doing wrong?
July 30 marks the United Nations’ World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. How can computer scientists help combat this…
Psalm 137 – best known for its opening line, 'By the Rivers of Babylon' – is a 2,500-year-old Hebrew psalm that…
Global travelers are being increasingly asked if they want to pay for local purchases in terms of their home country currency.…
Researchers who hold the world record for storing and retrieving data in DNA explain how the building blocks of life can…
Healthy soil teems with bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microorganisms that hep store carbon and fend off plant diseases.…
A new evolutionary perspective on what's been a medical paradox: Why does the body use inflammation to regulate aspects…
When police coax information from low-level offenders with threats of harsh sentencing, it breeds distrust in the community…
Jeff Sessions was met with considerable skepticism when he announced his desire to revive D.A.R.E. But it turns out that…
The administration's objectives for NAFTA negotiations with Canada and Mexico, set to begin in August, will do little…