Nearly four decades after President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Math Awareness Week, math readiness and…
Donkeys and palm leaves are both associated with Christianity’s Palm Sunday – but their symbolism couldn’t be more…
The Passover Seder has tradition and remembrance at its core, but has also evolved throughout the centuries in Jewish communities…
With a grand jury indictment of former President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump, a legal scholar explores…
Religious pluralism and social justice were at the core of King’s campaigns – a vision shaped by influences as diverse…
It’s a crucial moment for the World Bank, amid growing calls for reform and sky-high expectations of what one leader needs…
Science fiction does more than entertain – it can also be used to better understand the political forces that shape the…
The first ancient DNA sequences from peoples of the medieval Swahili civilization push aside colonialist stories and reveal…
In between pitches, it might seem as if nothing is going on. But the game’s drama is still unfurling – you just need…
Crises fueled by bank runs, starting with the Great Depression, have had something in common: Unexpected changes spur bank…
Researchers are turning to computer models, drones and other methods to improve tornado forecasting.
A loud chorus of Democrats – and some Republicans, too – has for years claimed gerrymandering is costing their party…
Three scholars examine the implications of the crisis roiling Israel as hundreds of thousands of people protest across country.
Joseph Smith encouraged early Latter-day Saints to pool their resources. Two centuries later, one of the results is an investment…
The first transgender medical clinic opened in the US in the 1960s. But cisgender and intersex children began receiving…