The Present

The startling discovery comes from researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey.

President Trump has called for Silicon Valley to develop digital precogs, but such systems raise efficacy concerns.

Todd McLeod, the founder of Greater Commons, has a 12-step plan to transform higher education in the U.S., improve our lives, and improve society.

Some nations can’t afford to make climate change a political issue.

Russia urges villagers to leave nuclear fallout area and then tells them to come back.

Atheism doesn’t offer much beyond non-belief, can secular humanism fill the gaps?

Silicon Valley started as a Republican stronghold. How did it turn so liberal?

It’s made from Chernobyl water and rye. What could possibly go wrong?

The true course of progress is not only charted by great men and women, but also by ordinary people having conversations.

The writing is on the wall for the oil industry, according to a new report from BNP Paribas.

It’s not about what guns people have. It’s who has them.

We tend to promote foreigners by broadcasting their economic and scholarly value, instead of their intrinsic humanity.

Recognizing the consequences of your actions requires consideration of the long game.

A large new study pinpoints a technique to achieving better grades and success in life.

Gun safety laws have a historical precedent in the 1939 court case U.S. v Miller.

The first wave of the retailer’s anticipated automated delivery fleet hits the sidewalks.

A new study finds that factors influencing where you’re born continue to affect your earnings throughout life.

Warspeak has relentlessly crept into most aspects of American life and public discourse.

Why Silicon Valley wants to automate 3.5 million blue-collar truck drivers out of existence.

“Cargotecture” is becoming increasingly popular as a cheap alternative to traditional houses.

Her plan to abolish most student debt has been put before Congress. But does it have any chance of passing?

Animal law is the fastest growing legal discipline.

Lumina Foundation wants to help 16.4 million people get a quality credential by 2025, and they’re looking for entrepreneurs with the vision to help realize that goal.

Our antipathy toward the natural world is bad. But it’s not too late to change.

The solar farm is expected to save the airport millions over the following decades.

We know he is on the left, but why? And how left is left anyhow?

2019 could prove to be the second-hottest year on record.

From the Revolutionary War, to Rosa Parks and #MeToo, whistleblowing and civil disobedience are in America’s DNA.

It’s a thin line, but it’s definitely there.

A surprising study reveals how people feel about being replaced by robots in their jobs.