As the CDC reels from departures and the ousting of its director, we explain what the agency does and how it keeps Americans safe. What happens to Trump’s tariffs now that a federal appeals court has ...

A Gallup poll released in May of this year found that a record-high 88% of Democrats support same-sex marriage. Support from independents stands at 76% … but Republican support has dipped to 41%.

Everything we see around us, from the ground beneath our feet to the most remote galaxies, is made of matter. For scientists, that has long posed a problem: According to physicists’ best current ...

On 16 October 2029, I will – hopefully – become a member of the world’s fastest-growing demographic. By then, 1.4 billion people, a sixth of the world’s population, will be aged 60 or over. Assuming I ...

A cosmic collision has produced an ∞-shaped galaxy hosting what could be the first observed birth of a supermassive black hole, pointing to a rapid, direct-collapse route for black hole formation.

In June of this year in America, I offered the concept of cosmopolitanism as an important corrective to the nationalistic tendencies that are so prevalent in today’s political and social discourse.

Before cities, smartphones, or even written language, humans had one major survival tactic: each other. We lived in small, tight-knit groups where survival meant working together. And to do that, we ...

In the Jewish tradition, there were miracles that only the Messiah would accomplish; these were known as the Messianic Miracles. Isaiah 35:4-6 says, Say to the fearful of heart, be strong, do not fear ...

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It's no secret that stress isn't good for you. But just how bad is it? Well, in the last few decades, scientists have linked psychological stress to changes in our DNA that look a lot like what ...

Gender-based violence (GBV) affects women and girls the most, especially during times of crisis or emergency. War, being forced to leave home and poverty make gender-based violence more likely and ...