New York City could be on the verge of dismantling gifted programs at its elementary and middle schools. Taking that step…
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On Sept. 10, Muslims will observe the day of Ashura, to mark the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammed's grandson Hussain.
States that have restrictive abortion laws don't just have worse health measures for women. A new study suggests that…
The man whose book outsold all others, except the Bible.
A campus psychologist explains why so many students ask him for help after they've failed courses.
New research on consumer behavior shows that we tend to match some types of choices the people around us make, but not others.
How is NASA preparing astronauts for high-stress living on the Moon? Turns out the answer is by living in undersea bases…
Will there ever be an electronic equivalent of Martin Luther King Jr.’s 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' or Émile…
Poverty and violence are often cited as the reasons people emigrate from Central America, but factors such as drought, exacerbated…
Learning from what actually worked during the United Nations' infamously ineffective 1994 peacekeeping mission in Rwanda…
A recent survey in Indiana finds broad concern about climate change and support for addressing it in this red state, with…
Women occupy just 5% of the top jobs at companies in the S&P 500. Research shows the problem to be even worse.
The baby boomers aren't going to do anything like their elders, and looking for different housing arrangements is yet…
Social media make it easier to push information out quickly during disasters, but also create challenges for public information…
On top of teaching them how to recognize numbers and count to 10, make sure they're playing with puzzles.
When the organization of a social network impacts political discussion on a large scale, the consequences can be enormous.
Artificial intelligence holds great promise for medicine, but safeguards are needed to ensure it does not harm patients.