Millions of Americans wear jewelry that pierces the ear, nose, lips, tongue and genital areas. But adorning yourself with…
A partisan election system, attacks on election administration and widespread disinformation place the U.S. democracy in…
The number of immigrant voters is on the rise – and research shows that for young immigrants, social media is where they…
The walls of your house could someday be built with living bacteria. Synthetic biologists are engineering microbes into…
Since the earliest days of the written word, students and scholars have pleaded for help from higher powers, a sure sign…
For thousands of years, music has been an essential part of the human experience.
Controversy of veils goes back more than a century, a scholar of Iran explains.
Congress has approved billions of dollars to fix water and sewer systems across the US. But getting that money to needy…
Quantum entanglement is the stuff of sci-fi, advanced physics research and, increasingly, technology used by governments,…
Indigenous people’s languages were largely lost as a result of forced assimilation efforts in the U.S. Here’s why one…
Artificial intelligence can spot differences in images from before and after a storm over wide areas in almost real time.…
Ancient DNA helps reveal the tangled branches of the human family tree. Not only did our ancestors live alongside other…
A pilot project at a Pennsylvania prison is trying out lessons from Scandinavia that could offer some ideas for reforming…
Countries across the Americas are tweaking their census to better understand their population, allowing them to create more…
A lot of federal money is now available for making school buildings healthier. Two environmental health experts explain…
Buddhists believe that bodhisattvas reside in heavenly realms but can also appear on Earth disguised as humans, animals…