New EPA regulations target air, water, land and climate pollution from power plants, especially those that burn coal
PacifiCorp's Hunter coal-fired power plant in Utah is scheduled to shut down by 2032.George Frey/Getty ImagesElectric power genera...
Our research shows a strong link between unemployment and domestic violence: what does this mean for income support?
MART PRODUCTION/PexelsIncreasing income support could help keep women and children safe according to new work demonstrating strong...
What just happened to Bonza? Why new budget airlines always struggle in Australia
The history of budget jet airlines in Australia is a long road littered with broken dreams. New entrants have consistently struggl...
Australians lose $5,200 a minute to scammers. There’s a simple thing the government could do to reduce this. Why won’t they?
AnastasiaDudka/ShutterstockWhat if the government was doing everything it could to stop thieves making off with our money, except ...
Gen Zers and millennials are still big fans of books – even if they don’t call themselves ‘readers’
Some Gen Zers and millennials might not identify as readers because they assume the reading that they do doesn't 'count.'Andrew Li...
‘It’s a deep emotional ride’ – 12 young people in Philly’s toughest neighborhoods explain how violence disrupts their physical and…
An interaction with police caused one young man's heart rate to spike to 130 beats per minute, and it stay elevated for …
Third parties will affect the 2024 campaigns, but election laws written by Democrats and Republicans will prevent them from winning
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks on March 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. Mario Tama/Getty Ima…
‘What is a fact?’ A humanities class prepares STEM students to be better scientists
A favorite class focuses on the tendency to see meaningful patterns where there aren't any, such as constellations of st…
Sourdough under the microscope reveals microbes cultivated over generations
Microbes make a home among the starch grains of your sourdough starter.Daniel Veghte, CC BY-SASourdough is the oldest ki…
Electric vehicles are usually safer for their occupants – but not necessarily for everyone else
A Tesla crash test car after a side impact.Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty ImagesThe future of automobiles is e…
US long-term care costs are sky-high, but Washington state’s new way to help pay for them could be nixed
Getting a room in a nursing home comes with a sky-high price tag.Jeremy Poland/E+ via Getty ImagesIf you needed long-ter…
How famines are formed: In Gaza and elsewhere, an underlying pattern that can lead to hunger and death
The United Nations’ latest report on hunger makes for grim reading. On April 24, 2024, the international body rele…
International prosecution of Israeli or Hamas leaders wouldn’t bring quick justice − and even bringing them to court will be…
People carrying Palestinian flags and banners gather in front of the International Criminal Court on Oct. 18, 2023. Abdu…
Teens see social media algorithms as accurate reflections of themselves, study finds
Teens say 'for you' algorithms get them right.Photo illustration by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesSocial media apps regularl…
Greater Detroit is becoming more diverse and less segregated – but Asians and Hispanics increasingly live in their own neighborhoods
Between 2010 and 2020, diversity increased in both Detroit city proper and its suburbs.ilbusca/via Getty ImagesThe Detro…
Japan’s diplomatic charm offensive in US aims to keep Washington in committed relationship
Kanpai! Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is hoping the U.S.-Japan relationship doesn't lose its fizz.Chip Somodevil…
Midwest tornadoes: What a decaying El Niño has to do with violent storms in the central US
Dozens of tornadoes hit the central U.S. April 26-28, 2024, tearing through suburbs and small towns and damaging hundred…