States are making their own rules.

The African Union argues that the Mercator projection distorts the continent, both in size and global attention. KEY TAKEAWAYS The...

The predictions of evolutionary theorists and current advances in “multimodal AI” offer strong clues to the future of employment. KEY...

In this excerpt from “Tales of Militant Chemistry,” Alice Lovejoy exposes how the need for uranium during WWII led the Allied governments...

In “That Book Is Dangerous,” author Adam Szetela examines the rise of the “Sensitivity Era” in publishing and how outrage campaigns try...

Jonathan Rauch on the “constitution of knowledge,” disinformation’s dangers, and why reality always wins. Related, a common reality we...

Pushing more responsibility for disaster response onto the states will mean depending more on private contractors.

A growing constituency on the right wants America to unlearn the lessons of World War II.

You will not enjoy the consequences. Cutting off immigration will lead to declining population, whether this year or in the near future,...

Could the source of the deadliest viruses hold the secret to a healthier and longer life?

Over the past six years, the parents of school shooting victims opened their doors to CBS News' Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp,...

China’s military parade unveils newest weapons as Xi welcomes leaders challenging Western order

Artificial intelligence has already become a disruptor in the labor market, as job postings declined over the past year by 6.7 percent,...

The nonprofit organizations are fighting an administration effort to claw back climate and clean energy grants. Related: Excerpt : "At...

After making millions in a job he came to hate, Jonathan Kleisner joined the Fire Department as a rookie paramedic at the age of 41. Now...

Everyone loves the hockey stick graph of long-run economic growth. For some, it's the basis of an entire worldview. Unfortunately, the...

Renaming the Defense Department might require congressional action

U.S. contending with a disconnect between the nation’s sour outlook and traditional measures showing a robust economy Somewhat related:...

Inertia plans to commercialize a recent breakthrough from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory—attempting to make it work at a...

Universities should see the president’s interventions as a wake-up call, not the root of their troubles.