It was long thought that humans everywhere favor pointing with the index finger. But some fieldwork out of Papua New Guinea…
The idea that the US is historically a free trading country is a myth. Here's why that's a good thing.
They don't all support the same strategies for coping with it, but US mayors increasingly see climate change as a pressing…
While parents are growing more concerned about their children's easy access to porn, they often don't realize just…
At least half of campus sexual assaults involve alcohol. But prevention programs at US colleges and universities don’t…
More than 47 million people age 65 and older live in the US, and many need help accessing health care. Here are some questions…
There's a norovirus outbreak at the Winter Olympics. Here's what that means – and why it's so hard to stop.
North Korea's cyber army is closely controlled by the ruling regime – a key difference from other countries' cyberattack…
A lack of federal funding for their training, travel or living expenses leaves many elite American athletes juggling day…
Thirteen Russians were charged Friday with using social media to interfere with the 2016 election. A media expert explains…
Advocates of gun control may despair in the wake of mass shootings like the one in Parkland, Florida, the history of government…
A legal scholar looks at the new and narrowed definition of bribery by the US Supreme Court. In the future, will politicians…
A recent study found the largest cluster of advanced black lung disease ever recorded among coal miners in central Appalachia.…
A recent study found that one in three college-aged women prioritized their male partner's sexual pleasure over their…
For years, researchers have known there is no evidence for a link between playing violent video games and aggressive or…