It is one of history’s ironies that the Lincoln Memorial is a sacred space for the Civil Rights Movement and the site of Martin Luther…

The following is an excerpt from TOWER OF BASEL: The Shadowy History of the Secret Bank that Runs the World by Adam LeBor.  Reprinted with permission from…

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…