Public media can’t replace everything that’s been lost during journalism’s economic crisis. But it has plugged some…
Instead of upholding Trump administration policies, federal judges − including Trump appointees − are blocking much…
The Peace Corps isn’t doing the same foreign policy work the State Department carries out. But it still helps the American…
They say honesty is the best policy − but when it comes to using AI on the job, research suggests that can backfire.
AI that anticipates where crimes are likely to occur and who might commit them has a troubling track record. Democratic…
Pushing a stroller changes how runners move, lowering some injury risks while raising others. Here’s what the biomechanics…
NASA’s Curiosity rover has spotted carbon-containing minerals that can tell scientists more about what ancient Mars’…
From sending more pollen airborne to breaking up pollen grains, which lets them penetrate deeper into your lungs, the wind…
Francis’ approach to Christian-Muslim dialogue differed notably from his predecessors, writes a scholar who studies interfaith…
As the first non-European pope in centuries, Francis was especially aware of colonialism’s impact and the need to embrace…
In foreign affairs, the national security adviser plays a coordinating role, setting the flow of recommendations to the…
History is full of examples of what happens when airpower takes on a logic of its own.
Nationally, about 11 male educators die by suicide for every 100,000 people, compared with a rate of almost 23 for all Americans.
A meteorologist explains three essential components of NOAA hurricane data collection that forecasters everywhere rely on…
Philadelphia was the birthplace of Bread and Freedom, a weekly anarchist paper published by Jewish immigrants who felt their…
The Earth started as a mixture of gas and dust around the Sun and grew as it collided with asteroids and dust particles.