Referendums and citizens initiatives can be a popular way to push politicians to listen to the people – they can also…
As early modern humans spread across the globe, their gut microbes genetically changed with them. Understanding the origins…
As Ukraine retakes parts of its northeastern region from Russia, the Kremlin continues to increasingly look to private military…
Phages, or viruses that infect bacteria, can lie dormant within chromosomes until they’re triggered to replicate and burst…
A philosophy professor looks at the learning styles of different creatures to gain insight into curiosity among human beings.
States taking the strictest stands against abortion tend to have among the worst statistics in the nation on child and family…
Russian actions in occupied Ukraine are following a plan modeled on how the Soviet Union dismantled Nazi influence in Germany…
The United States came in 41st worldwide on the UN’s 2022 sustainable development index, down nine spots from last year.…
The Bible is full of stories about migrants. That doesn’t mean it has a simple takeaway message about them.
Ensuring that billions of dollars of federal funding for broadband service are well spent – and that consumers get what…
A climate scientist explains the forces behind the summer’s extreme downpours and dangerous heat waves, and why new locations…
One union has already agreed to a strike, while workers at two more could walk off their jobs as soon as Sept. 16. The impacts…
Other countries disqualify political officials and prevent them from holding office more often than the US does. There are…
The nearly half-billion-dollar settlement orders Juul to tamp down its targeting of the teen market.
Despite the highest inflation rates in 40 years, Apple chose not to raise prices on its gadgets. More bizarre, the consumer…
Norman Daly’s 1972 exhibition, ‘The Civilization of Llhuros,’ presented fiction as fact – and reminded viewers of…
A new study found that the device people used to communicate in a negotiation made a big difference in how likely they were…