With commercial space tourism on the rise and NASA planning to return to the Moon, you might think the US space economy is booming – but the data paint a more complex picture.
A veteran education researcher raises questions about whether educational research is actually being put to use.
The G20 has its critics, but an expert on international politics explains why it still performs a useful function – particularly in this period of great geopolitical divisions.
History suggests that there’s risk of overplaying one’s hand when new technology is lurking.
More high school students are taking college courses while still in high school. But equity gaps exist, with Black and Hispanic students participating at lower rates.
The natural gas industry has spent years trying to undermine scientific findings about gas stoves and health. If this sounds familiar, that’s no accident.
At the United Nations and elsewhere, the response by the US and Western Europe to events in Israel and Gaza have been out of step with that of governments in Africa, South America and Asia.
The new constitutional amendment to protect the right to abortion in Ohio − as well as other wins for Democrats − shows the importance of ballot initiatives and focusing on abortion in elections.
Loyalty schemes tend to be the most generous when the economy has hit a patch of turbulence.
Fewer than a quarter of once-colonized countries make official government-to-government requests for an apology or reparations.
It’s hard to overestimate the role Henry Kissinger played in Chile. A former Chilean diplomat describes the mark that the powerful statesman made in his country and elsewhere in the Global South.
The spirit of the season is free, but that tree is going to cost you.
Studies show that health misinformation on social media has led to fewer people getting vaccinated and more lives lost to COVID-19 and other life-threatening diseases.
When the film premiered, theatergoers fainted and vomited. It went on to inspire a series of copycat films – while fomenting a cultural panic about the demons in our midst.
Social media allows a political leader to direct the behavior of political movements, including engaging in violence and insurrection.
A cashless economy is a less inclusive economy.
Deepfake technology is widely available, and a pivotal election year lies ahead. The fake Biden robocall is likely to be just the latest of a series of AI-enhanced disinformation campaigns.
Under his watch, congressional action toward gun control ground to a near halt that lasted for many years.
As legislators rail against social media companies, the companies continue to put millions of young people at risk. Here’s how − and what can be done about it.
Coming to grips with the economics of roses can be a thorny issue.
Deepfake technology is widely available, and a pivotal election year lies ahead. The FCC banned AI robocalls, but AI-enhanced disinformation campaigns remain a threat.
When the US Supreme Court legalized sports betting, states were quick to get in on the action. But as lawmakers grow reliant on taxes from betting, what do they owe problem gamblers?
The way jobs are structured affects employee mental health, an analysis of more than 18,000 workers shows.
People are better able to see and correct biases in algorithms’ decisions than in their own decisions, even when algorithms are trained on their decisions.
Air travelers left nearly $1 million behind at TSA checkpoints in 2023.
Jury awards Abu Ghraib detainees $42 million, holds contractor responsible
Chris Wallace is leaving CNN. He says he wants to see what the new media environment has to offer
Trump has promised to 'save TikTok'. What happens next is less clear
Painter Frank Auerbach, who fled the Nazis and became a major artist, dies at 93
Ecuador international soccer player Marco Angulo dies aged 22 following car crash
Wall Street makes wagers on the likely winners and losers in a second Trump term
Boeing says it will take several weeks to resume production of planes after the strike
Joel Embiid set to return to slumping 76ers team in need of his presence