Russia sent troops to two Moscow-allied breakaway regions in Ukraine, after President Vladimir Putin recognized the regions’ independence. Five stories provide background to the growing conflict.
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Despite the belief that people are deeply skeptical of strangers, study after study shows that humans are primed to trust one another.
Hard and strong, or bendy and flexible? A cartilaginous skeleton provides advantages in the ocean, but wouldn’t stand up to life on land.
His theory, based on years of detailed climate and weather data, became known as the Callendar Effect. Today we call it global warming.
Many Ukrainian Americans feel connected to Ukraine’s history and independence, including scholar Katja Kolcio. She writes about her family’s work preserving Ukrainian culture as immigrants in the US.
Innovation made the 2022 Winter Games possible in Beijing, but snowmaking has limits in a warming climate.
A new database could pave the way for a more fair and consistent way to score slam dunks, a self-described ‘dunk scientist’ says.
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers is pushing for a ban on active trading by members of Congress following accusations that some of their colleagues may have engaged in insider trading.
Most states have taken advantage of the opportunity to expand access to Medicaid since 2014 through the Affordable Care Act. That’s helping reduce the number of uninsured people.
The International Olympic Committee oversees several humanitarian initiatives. But it avoids letting human rights concerns interfere with the Games, even in countries with rampant violations.
Nine agencies, most of them faith-based, are resettling Afghan evacuees in the US. But the system is under strain.
Social scientists find that using geography-related names or racialized framing around the coronavirus in even one news story can trigger racist stereotypes and biases.
Named after a tax expert who died in police custody after uncovering fraud by Russian officials, Magnitsky sanctions target individuals accused of human rights violations.
During World War II, the US and USSR fought together to defeat the Nazis. When the war ended, the two superpowers began fighting each other.
Attacking your own side and blaming your foe has a long history and a firm grip on the popular imagination. But the internet makes it difficult to pull off – and less desirable.
As temperatures warm, ski and snowboard resorts are investing more in snowmaking and seeing their seasons shrink. Those costs roll down to customers in an already expensive sport.
Numerology ties in with how our brains work, but that doesn’t mean its claims make sense.
West Virginia v. EPA could be the opportunity that conservative justices have been seeking to curb federal power.
New research shows women paid an average of $18 less per flight than men in the same position at the same company, mainly because they consistently booked earlier.
When early childhood education providers become more entrepreneurial, the quality of their programs improves, research shows.
Ono’s commitment to regenerative rituals is instructive in an era of turmoil and instability.
As anxiety over the climate and environmental degradation rises, a scholar argues that teachings from religion and spirituality need to inform discussions on sustainability.
A new analysis of crime data shows that anti-Asian violence, targeting people of Asian descent and their property, rose sharply during the pandemic.
Scientists have been testing captive and wild animals for the coronavirus since the pandemic began. Only a few wild species are known to carry the virus, but many more have been shown to be susceptible.
A scholar of Russian history breaks down what Putin’s aim might be in threatening military invasion, and why that might backfire.