New research shows that when the whaling industry in the US produced more products, the proportion of slaves also declined in the 1700s and 1800s.
A physicist explains that the short answer is both … and neither.
Animals can be born with genetic or developmental issues that make it hard for them to live normal lives. They also can develop mental health problems in response to conditions around them.
It starts with better building policies that recognize future risks, but there are many other important steps.
Drowning, blunt force trauma and exposure to extreme weather are among the risks that migrants face making the dangerous journey across the US-Mexico border.
Hateful language used to demonize particular groups of people had been used long before the era of Donald Trump, including by the Nazis.
Liberated cities are prone to vigilante justice against those accused of conspiring with the enemy.
Political polarization is at an all-time high. Students part of this University of San Diego Kroc School of Peace Studies course examine up close the country’s divides during their journey.
Animal welfare laws don’t protect invertebrates, but there’s evidence that some, such as octopuses, are as intelligent as many mammals – even if their cognition takes very different forms.
Researchers surveyed hundreds of elected officials in three Southern California counties. They found 2 in 3 respondents had been threatened or abused – and that many worried for their safety.
Trump has begun another trade war. Here's a timeline of how we got here
Canada's leader laments lost friendship with US in town that sheltered stranded Americans after 9/11
Chinese EV giant BYD's fourth-quarter profit leaps 73%
You're an American in another land? Prepare to talk about the why and how of Trump 2.0
Chalk talk: Star power, top teams and No. 5 seeds headline the women's March Madness Sweet 16
Purdue returns to Sweet 16 with 76-62 win over McNeese in March Madness
