Jeannette Rapicavoli, University of California, Riverside
Vaccines aren’t just for animals anymore. Research shows priming plants with pathogen-derived compounds strengthens their immune systems and enhances protection against future attack.
The United States celebrates its World Cup victory.
USA Today Sports/Reuters
Digital media and the model of “leaderless resistance” enhance the threat by the Islamic State here at home.
A detail of Arlington National Cemetery’s Confederate Memorial – unveiled in 1914 – depicts a black soldier fighting alongside his white master.
Tim Evanson/flickr
The moon might harbor bits of the Earth that blasted off our planet billions of years ago. These lunar time capsules could hold secrets about conditions here at home back when life was first emerging.
The code of the suburbs dictates a different set of rules for dealing with conflict.
Todd Hido
On July 6, the South Carolina Senate voted to remove the Confederate flag from the statehouse grounds. In the past white-on-black violence has led to real change - but under specific conditions.
Let’s not forget what the history of this abandoned school tells us.
Terence Faircloth
Hulk Hogan is suing Gawker for $100 million in a case that not only could bankrupt the media empire known for its gossip but could erode the First Amendment as well.
A Syrian refugee flees from ISIS attack.
REUTERS/Umit Bektas
There were more airstrikes against ISIS this July 4 weekend. Most politicians agree that ‘war is the answer.’ But here’s an argument that peacebuilding is the only realistic way to defeat ISIS.
Can science help the developing world stave off a food crisis?
UNAMID
The challenges of feeding a hungry planet are many. Gene editing crops to be more productive, nutritious or hardy could help, but concerns about GMOs abound.
At 42, Chris Horner became the older person to a win a cycling Grand Tour. In this photo Horner climbs during the 186km 18th stage of La Vuelta, Tour of Spain on September 12 2013.
Joseba Etxaburu/Reuters
“I’m old” is the common refrain for why we get worse at athletics as we age. But here’s what’s really happening in the body through the years to make world-class performance less possible.
Siblings often turn out to be very different from each other. Ever wondered why?
Parents tend to have greater expectations of their firstborns. But, it’s different when the younger sibling is a girl. What impact does it have on their grades?
The young aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville, sketch by an unknown artist.
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University
The famous portrait, usually resident in France, is on a rare tour in the US. From looking at it, one might assume its subject had a tranquil, even monotonous, life. But one would be wrong.