The relatively small number who watched the previous Democratic debate will recall that much of the subsequent discussion revolved around who won: whether the on line…

As a person ages, their circadian clock begins to slow down. But a study of nearly 150 human brains suggests that’s also when a new…

I’ve been celebrating Christmas for as long as I can remember. As a child, I believed in Santa Claus and was rewarded every December for…

Some of the folks watching the Republican presidential debates were struck by the fact that Donald Trump was apparently unfamiliar with the concept of the…

For 58 days, we sat at the doorstep of MIT’s president. 1,400 hours. Long enough to see the seasons change. Long enough to see atmospheric…

Among the industrial infrastructure and military sites that analysts concluded would achieve "high levels of damage" for the Soviet Union is one particularly troubling type…

Following the discovery in the UK of bacteria that resist the most common antibiotic of last resort, a leading British expert is warning it is "almost too…

For quite some time the Iranian people have had to endure major hardships resulting from an ailing Iranian economy, internal political bickering and most importantly…

For many waking up in the modern world, the weight of the planet is on their shoulders. It seems like the more one learns, the…

Humans haven't learned much in more than 2,000 years when it comes to religion and politics. Religion has led to social tension and conflict, not…

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton announced during a campaign stop in Iowa that she would shut down nearly 50,000 public schools if elected president. Her comments at…

Five years ago in Tunisia a nationwide rebellion erupted against the government of Zine Abideen Ben Ali. Youth, students, workers and small businesspeople rose up…