How many healthy years of life do you have ahead before you become unhealthy – and then die? One model tries to find the…
Con el vice en la carcel y el presidente rompiendo con el legado del carismático y popular ex mandatorio Rafael Correa,…
Ecuador's president, Lenin Moreno, has been flirting with conservatives. Beyond irking his base, it has also lead to…
Watching how people play a game against a computer opponent can help identify how humans use – or don't use – game…
Wildfires in California have triggered a public health emergency. One threat is smoke inhalation: Some air readings have…
A LIGO team member describes how the detection of a gravitational wave from a new source – merging neutron stars – vaults…
The gravitational wave itself is the least exciting part of the announcement from LIGO and Virgo. Observing this new source…
A leading historian of constitutional thought says the contemporary Second Amendment debate is founded on serious misunderstandings.
The ancient Greeks knew what made a good leader. Why does it seem we have forgotten their lessons?
Using ride-hailing services full-time would mean avoiding the hassles of owning a car. But it could cost less, too – depending…
The country's state-run media outlets have been quick to denounce any election meddling talk as anti-Russian hysteria.…
If humanitarian need can't move the Trump administration to save Puerto Rico, then perhaps American self-interest will:…
How pervasive is sexual harassment, and how can it be stopped?
Ten months of data reveal some alarming trends.
Two moves by the Trump administration signal a dramatic shift in energy policy to favor coal and nuclear, but markets forces…
In a system that's far better at identifying the best payers than finding the best players, the pipeline of talent gets…
On the eve of its departure from Haiti after a 13-year stabilization effort, the UN faces accusations that its troops used…
In most markets, diversity and choice foster robust competition. In health insurance they could lead to fragmentation and…
Racial bias is associated with dehumanizing social groups different from your own. Psychologists trained kids to differentiate…
The Trump administration is committed to deregulating industry, as it's done with the EPA Clean Power Plan. But a historian…