Illness is more than just biological – medical sociology shows how social factors get under the skin and cause disease
Lack of access to safe and affordable housing is harmful to health.Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesHealth and me...
Seeking honor is a double-edged sword – from ancient Greece to samurai Japan, thinkers have wrestled with whether it’s the way to virtue
Desire for validation from other people can lead people toward virtue – or in the other direction.Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock ...
Racial profiling by ICE agents mirrors the targeting of Japanese Americans during World War II
A Japanese American family is taken to a relocation center in San Francisco in May 1942. Circa Images/GHI/Universal History Archiv...
The western US is in a snow drought, and storms have been making it worse
Skiers and snowboarders walk across dry ground to reach a slope at Bear Mountain ski resort on Dec. 21, 2025, in California.Eric T...
Taming the moral menace at capitalism’s core
Digital disruption and the climate crisis are often framed as economic or social challenges. But they force crucial mora…
Grok produces sexualized photos of women and minors for users on X – a legal scholar explains why it’s happening…
Grok is making it easy for users to flood X with nonconsensual sexualized images.Anna Barclay/Getty ImagesSince the end …
Cuba’s leaders just lost an ally in Maduro − if starved of Venezuelan oil, they may also lose what remains…
'After you, President Maduro?' A worrying phrase for Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel.Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Image…
Congress takes up health care again − and impatient voters shouldn’t hold their breath for a cure
Congress has long been unable to come to an agreement on how to help constituents pay for health care.iStock/Getty Image…
Risks young chimps take as they swing through the trees underscore role of protective parenting in humans
Infant chimpanzees are out of mom's reach the majority of the time they descend from the trees.Kevin Lee/Ngogo Chimpanze…
Today Venezuela, tomorrow Iran: can the Islamic Republic survive a second Trump presidency?
Better days: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, left, met the supreme leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, in Tehran on Oct. …
How facial recognition for bears can help ecologists manage wildlife
Can you tell these bears apart now? Would you recognize them if you saw them again tomorrow?Education Images/Universal I…
Viral outbreaks are always on the horizon – here are the viruses an infectious disease expert is watching in 2026
Viruses know no borders.mammuth/iStock via Getty Images PlusA new year might mean new viral threats. Old viruses are con…
New federal loan limits will worsen America’s nursing shortage and leave patients waiting longer for care
There aren't enough people training to become nurses to meet the rising demands for nurse practitioners and registered n…
Why 2026 could see the end of the Farm Bill era of American agriculture policy
Federal funding is a key support for programs that provide free food to needy families.Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Ima…
How tourism, a booming wellness culture and social media are transforming the age-old Japanese tea ceremony
A traditional Japanese tea ceremony in Japan on Dec. 18, 1947.AP PhotoOne of Japan’s most recognizable cultural pr…
Wearing a weighted vest can promote bone health and weight loss, but it’s not a cure-all
Jannelliz Barragan, center, wears a weighted vest during a workout class in New York on Aug. 13, 2025AP Photo/Shelby Lum…
Inflation cooled more than expected in November. But rate cuts remain unlikely anytime soon
Annual inflation cooled in November. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) consumer price index (CPI) report…
Venezuela’s civil-military alliance is being stretched — if it breaks, numerous armed groups may be drawn into messy split
Armed demonstrators march in support of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sept. 23, 2025. AP Photo/Ari…