Lacking formal training in medicine or nursing, Walt Whitman nonetheless realized ‘the simple matter of personal presence, and emanating ordinary cheer and magnetism’ could go a long way.
AI can streamline the painstaking work of mixing and editing tracks. But it’s also easy to see how AI-generated music will make more money for giant streaming services at the expense of artists.
Flies often beat out competitors for food because of their specialized sensing organs called antennae.
Societies celebrate heroes and commemorate tragedies. But why is there so little public acknowledgment of environmental disasters?
Warmer ocean waters are fueling the spread of the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus. Infections can lead to a rare but fatal condition called necrotizing fasciitis.
As American Jews grieve, many are giving as well.
Researchers successfully treated diabetes in mice by engineering cells to make insulin in response to the music of Queen.
A new report from the Modern Language Association shows an unprecedented drop in the study of foreign languages among college students.
Somalia has demanded that a memorandum of understanding – which would see Ethiopia gain access to the Red Sea via a Somaliland port – be ripped up.
It may seem extreme, but there’s a reason the law allows it.
The centrality of race to US politics is, once again, a defining feature of the current presidential campaign.
The show has served as the nation’s laugh track for decades. Who will take over when he retires?
Most people don’t know what these labels really mean − and advertisers take advantage of that fact.
Alexei Navalny, a persistent thorn in the side of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died on Feb. 16, 2024, in prison, authorities said.
The stock market’s weak performance at the end of 2022 may have made donors less willing to give.
Fanatics’ consolidation of the sports card industry risks a stagnant future for the hobby.
The big question: Would climate engineering like sending reflective particles into the stratosphere or brightening clouds help reduce the national security risks of climate change or make them worse?
Erin’s Law requires the teaching of child sexual abuse and exploitation prevention classes from kindergarten through eighth grade. How it got adopted by 34 states is the story of one woman’s crusade.
Are concerns about Supreme Court justices’ ethics an old problem, a new one, political gamesmanship, or something more serious? Yes to all of it.
Common summer activities can expose you to a host of infectious diseases. But there are simple steps you can take to protect yourself from pathogens ranging from E. coli to T. gondii.
The new level won’t trigger automatic cleanups, but it sets a lower threshold for taking precautions to reduce lead exposure.
Grants from foundations are gradually growing as a share of all the donations Americans make.
Pregnant people can contract toxoplasmosis, which causes birth defects like blindness and brain defects. The parasite is more common than you might think.
Ending tuition might not result in more doctors serving the communities that need them most without further steps.
Though largely unread, party platforms are a vital clue about which groups hold real power in the two major national parties and can help predict what the government will actually do.
Oil prices edge down, forecasts for higher oil output, weak demand growth weigh
Dollar at one-year high as Trump trade momentum eclipses Fed easing view
India's Modi likely to find comfort in Trump's return and a shared worldview
Sri Lanka votes in a parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning president
Brazil's top court evacuated after explosions leave one dead ahead of G20
Asia's airlines blame supply chain woes for disrupted operations
It's a quiet Mike Tyson as 58-year-old nears fight with Jake Paul, 31 years his junior
Nevada trial set for ‘Dances with Wolves’ actor in newly-revived sex abuse case