Global markets and oil prices have been shaken after the United States and Iran exchanged new strikes and President Donald ...

Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly ...

Something unusual is happening across large swaths of the world. Maternity wards are quieter than they’ve ever been. Villages ...

Huge crowds of mourners came to view the casket of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was exalted by some and despised by others. He was killed four months ago at the start of the U.S.-Israeli attacks.

With its reservoirs nearing dead pool, the Colorado River's original management plan is obsolete, signaling a new water ...

We have little time left to resolve a poly-crisis of unsatisfactory outcomes on economic growth, education and employment. By ...

The Founding Fathers declared independence from despotism 250 years ago. Today we’re fighting against similar abuses of power from a wannabe king. Delegates from across the original 13 colonies signed ...

F OR 250 YEARS America’s ascent has been defined by the country’s sheer scale. In the 19th century it handily surpassed ...

The mighty Colorado River — that carved the Grand Canyon and was dammed by the epic Hoover Dam — is in big trouble. The ...

Throughout history, humans have hidden their most precious belongings—coins, jewelry, weapons, religious objects—underground.

While oil and gas are once again flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, the closure of the vital waterway for over 100 days ...

We not only do not know which spark will ignite the fire, but neither can we know it in advance. Over the past several weeks, ...