Washington state settles controversy over child abuse law that tested the limits of ‘priest-penitent
Two groups of clergy challenged a Washington state law meant to help fight child abuse – but which could have required…
Two groups of clergy challenged a Washington state law meant to help fight child abuse – but which could have required…
Tropical storms are guided by many different wind patterns: big, like the Bermuda high, and small. A hurricane researcher…
Just a few years ago, agricultural drones were expensive, small and difficult to use, limiting their appeal to farmers.…
Preventable injuries and deaths kill more Americans in the first half of life than any other cause, including cancer. Yet…
A chocolate rivalry in the 1960s transformed a Pennsylvania town and its iconic amusement park.
The 1984 murder of a Black grandmother in her Bronx apartment sparked an ongoing movement against police brutality and neglect…
Even in the best of times, the Fed has a tough time interpreting the data and deciding how best to guide the US economy.
Many of the canceled grants were investments in the science and infrastructure necessary to keep the lights on in coming…
Molds and bacteria can produce dangerous toxins − and they don’t taste very good, either.
Paleoanthropologists have thought that Homo habilis was the first stone-tool maker and meat-eater in our genus. But new…
A century-old French archaeological scandal was sensationalized in the press at the time – but responsible scientists…
From communications outages to a brush with nuclear war, solar events like flares and coronal mass ejections have shaped…
Workplace productivity and educational challenges get the headlines, but it turns out that ChatGPT and its ilk are more…
Philly’s premier art museum drops a preposition, revives a griffin and introduces a cheeky new nickname that may make…
Kristi Noem’s claim that antifa is like the Islamic State group blurs the line between protest and terrorism – a political…
Reading achievement has been stagnant in the US for decades, raising questions about what other methods might work to help…
The leaders of the world’s two most powerful nations are set for a rare sit-down together on Oct. 30.
With wagers available on everything ranging from a pitcher throwing a strike to a wide receiver catching a touchdown, athletes…
Two surveys of hundreds of companies shed new light on what employers want.