Gavin Newsom has been funding “cultural burns.” No, not the Burning Man festival — though that might be a better use of the ...

The Harvard Medical School Quad was filled with excitement as family, friends, and colleagues joined more than 300 graduating ...

The WTA Foundation and Cancer Research Racquet hosted 200 cancer researcher supporters at Roland Garros, and the organizations presented a $297,000 check to help fight women's cancers.

Research links retiring early to cognitive decline, while continued work is associated with stronger cognition.

The U.S. Forest Service recently announced plans to close dozens of research stations, including one in Ohio. The move has ...

Most motorists probably do not even notice them, but automated license plate readers are everywhere, constantly recording the ...

Some of the most powerful interventions to slow or improve frailty are also the most ordinary: regular movement, adequate nutrition, and meaningful social connection.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Whether focusing on loneliness, anxiety, lack of connectedness or the impact of social ...

A new study suggests that teens who experience purpose consistently over time — not just intensely — may benefit most from it ...

What is education for? In a moment when curricula are contested, and civic life is shot through with conflict, the question presses with urgency. Too often, the answers on offer are narrowly ...

There is a widespread assumption in American political discourse that individual rights are due to us because we are human beings. In his Second Treatise of Government, John Locke anchored the right ...

The compounds have exploded in popularity, but big questions about safety and effectiveness are still unresolved. MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of ...