Millions of Americans have been advised to stay indoors across four states on Thursday amid soaring summer temperatures. The ...

Cover up, wear a hat and sunglasses. Use SPF 30+ sunscreen. Stay in the shade near midday when the sun is strongest. Limit ...

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If Americans don’t fight back against efforts to dismantle higher education, the U.S. will lose lifesaving medical research, ...

A century ago, a Tennessee science teacher's fight to teach evolution ignited national controversy. But battles over school ...

The N.I.H. has terminated hundreds of diversity grants awarded to young scientists, many of whom come from the very places ...

Despite those numbers, only three in 10 Americans say declining birth rates are a "major problem" in the United States, ...

Most U.S. adults who've experienced major flooding in the past five years think climate change was at least a partial cause.

Like the lead character of “Too Much,” they moved across the Atlantic with visions of Jane Austen and Merchant Ivory. The ...

They’ll come at a time when the name of the game in this economy is uncertainty. Which is not typically a great backdrop for ...

Anti-tourism protests erupted in Mexico City as locals face gentrification challenges similar to Barcelona and Venice ...

Americans are badly misinformed about the basics of long-term care, a point driven home in numerous surveys and studies. One ...