The novel goes to the heart of Muslim religious beliefs and challenges some of its most sensitive tenets.
An anthropologist explains some of the many ways animals use their tails, from balancing as they walk to attracting a mate.
The Soviet Union was a latecomer to industrial whaling, but it slaughtered whales by the thousands once it started and radically under-reported its take to international monitors.
No electric vehicle maker currently meets all the bill’s supply chain requirements, not even Tesla. One big reason: China.
One estimate suggests at least a sixth of all emissions cuts expected from the Inflation Reduction Act would come from carbon capture.
The US grows hardly any tropical fruit. So why are politicians and political commentators saying the country is at risk of devolving into a banana republic?
Hives are an allergic reaction and can sometimes be a sign of a more serious immune response.
Adopted in 1949, India’s original constitution has withstood the test of time to help shape the world’s largest democracy. But as India hits turbulent time, so does its landmark constitution.
Inflation is soaring, but prices for typical back-to-school gear like backpacks, computers and new clothes are rising less than average – or even falling.
Academics and religious leaders address the role of faith and community in managing mental health issues in young people and society as a whole.
A burst of federal funding is letting Indianapolis expand existing efforts and try promising new approaches that other cities have developed.
Many kinds of vendors use this strategy to charge the highest prices the market will bear at a particular moment for time-sensitive goods and services.
For civilians, free speech is protected by the First Amendment. Not so in the US military, where the rise of political extremism has become a problem.
Jinnah insisted on secular education, gender equality and equal rights for minorities – all of which remain unrealized dreams in Pakistan.
The Arctic is on average around 3℃ warmer than it was in 1980.
Lawmakers are seeking to downplay the role that slavery played in the development of the United States, but history tells a different story.
Primary care doctors have long played an important role in providing birth control. Now, with the fall of Roe, they could help fill a critical need for comprehensive family planning services.
During the Cold War, Russia’s refusal to allow Jews to leave the country reflected its political aims. The same is likely true today, a Jewish studies scholar explains.
When ideological enemies talk across their great divides, something good can happen – it reduces stereotypes and inflammatory language directed at people who don’t agree on the abortion rights issue.
There’s a high bar for a federal judge to grant a search warrant, indicating there is probable cause that Trump committed a crime by holding classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.
