America's wealth grew by 60 percent in the past six years, by over $30 trillion. In approximately the same time, the number of homeless children has also…

Mississippi has the highest rate of childhood vaccination because it is one of only two states in the U.S. that does not allow parents a…

"I have a great class this year," said my friend, a long time third grade teacher in a suburban elementary school. "I have 19 girls…

While the phrase "an apple a day" is a popular saying, a new study suggests that pears as part of a healthy diet could play…

In February, Medical News Today reported that an Italian surgeon is to announce updated plans to conduct the world's first human head transplant within the next 2…

The key to gardening is dirt. If you can grow good dirt now, you can grow good vegetables this spring. And you don’t have to…

Record-breaking heat waves, long-term drought, “100-year floods” in consecutive years, and increasingly extreme superstorms are becoming the new normal. The planet is now facing an…

Introverts have enjoyed a renaissance over the last several years. Countless news headlines have extolled the benefits of retaining a bit of reclusiveness in your…

Organic food can be expensive. With living expenses through the roof, few people want to pay double or triple for their favorite foods. As a…

Three sets of scientists in the same week have helped narrow the uncertainties about how the natural world will respond to extra carbon dioxide in…

The Saudi military is almost entirely staffed by mercenaries. The Saudi jets bombing an air defenseless Yemen are piloted by Pakistanis. Its mid and low…

Stagnant wages and declining employer-provided benefits mean that low-wage workers in the United States are increasingly reliant on federal and state-run public assistance programs. In…