The Fed is waging war to get inflation down to its preferred level of around 2%. An economist explains what’s so special…
Hotei, a Japanese god who carries a large sack, has come to be identified with Santa Claus – except that he brings the…
As Christmas approaches, Nativity scenes showing three wise men visiting the newborn Jesus are put up around the world.…
Strict lockdowns, quarantines and testing have prevented many people in China from catching COVID-19. With concerns over…
Research conducted in Southeast Texas casts light on the toll disasters can take on groups that serve as pillars of their…
Reducing food waste at home is an action that anyone can take to help slow climate change, often saving money in the process.…
It takes a lot of steps – and help from other people – to make a physical book you can hold in your hands.
Many people fear the disappearance of the unique way some communities speak. But accent loss is a complicated notion and…
From picking the tree to getting it home to setting it up, the choices you make can help it stay fresher – and safer –…
With Democrats running the Senate and the GOP in control of the House, there’s concern that Congress won’t get anything…
About 27% of 18- to 29-year-olds voted in the midterms, marking the second-highest voter turnout in midterms in 30 years.
The term voluntary sterilization, referring to the choice to receive permanent birth control, arose as a contrast to the…
China has completed construction of the Tiangong space station, and science projects are now underway. The station is an…
Sen. Raphael Warnock’s win over GOP challenger Herschel Walker had implications beyond Georgia – and offers a lesson…
Lovelace was a prodigious math talent who learned from the giants of her time, but her linguistic and creative abilities…
Some of the most powerful offshore wind is over water too deep for a standard wind turbine. Engineers found a way around…
Peru now has its sixth president in just five year. An expert on Latin American politics explores the country’s political…
China’s international lending projects have big potential impacts on oceans and coasts. By cooperating more closely with…
Though difficult to pinpoint, white educators often put forth stereotypes when they discuss Black students among themselves,…