Soaring house prices may be locking people into marriages, new research shows
GAS-photo/ShutterstockHouse prices continued to rise across Australia in June, recent data shows. Nationally, prices have risen ab...
FEMA’s flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks, leaving homeowners unprepared
A deadly flash flood on July 4, 2025, swept through Nancy Callery's childhood home in Hunt, Texas.Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesDeadly ...
How citizenship chaos was averted, for now, by a class action injunction against Trump’s birthright citizenship order
Protesters support birthright citizenship on May 15, 2025, outside of the Supreme Court in Washington.AP Photo/Jacquelyn MartinLeg...
Why it can be hard to warn people about dangers like floods – communication researchers explain the role of human behavior
How emergency alerts convey risks matters.AP Photo/Eric GayFlash floods like the one that swept down the Guadalupe River in Texas ...
Inequality has risen from 1970 to Trump − that has 3 hidden costs that undermine democracy
Demonstrators march outside the U.S. Capitol during the Poor People's Campaign rally at the National Mall in Washington …
IRS says churches may endorse political candidates despite a decades-old federal statute barring them from doing that
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a church in Harlem during his failed campaign to become the Democratic nomin…
Why do so many American workers feel guilty about taking the vacation they’ve earned?
The U.S. is the only advanced economy that doesn't legally mandate a minimum number of vacation days.Comstock Images/Sto…
Spacecraft equipped with a solar sail could deliver earlier warnings of space weather threats to Earth’s technologies
The SWIFT constellation, shown not to scale in this illustration, will fly farther than its predecessors to improve spac…
AI in health care could save lives and money − but change won’t happen overnight
AI will help human physicians by analyzing patient data prior to surgery.Boy_Anupong/Moment via Getty ImagesImagine walk…
Muscle weakness in cancer survivors may be caused by treatable weakness in blood vessels – new research
Poorly functioning blood vessels lead to the characteristic muscle weakness that so many cancer patients experience. Art…
Spotted lanternflies love grapevines, and that’s bad for Pennsylvania’s wine industry
Adult spotted lanternflies infest areas of Pennsylvania from July to December.Lauren A. Little/MediaNews Group/Reading E…
School smartphone bans reflect growing concern over youth mental health and academic performance
New laws that ban smartphones or social media for youth are being introduced across several Western nations.SeventyFour/…
Trump has flagged 200% tariffs on Australian pharmaceuticals. What do we produce here, and what’s at risk?
Tanya Dol/ShutterstockUS President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Australia’s pharmaceutical exports to …
This tropical plant builds isolated ‘apartments’ to prevent battles among the aggressive ant tenants it relies on for survival
When aggressive ant species come in contact, deadly conflicts ensueG. ChomickiIn the middle of the South Pacific, a grou…
Justice Department efforts to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans likely violate constitutional rights
New American citizens recite the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony in Miami on Aug. 17, 2018.AP Photo/…
The AI therapist will see you now: Can chatbots really improve mental health?
Chatbot 'therapists' use artificial intelligence to mimic real-life therapeutic conversations.Pooja Shree Chettiar/ChatG…
Trump’s ‘big’ bill gives millions of taxpayers a new charitable tax break, but whether it will help nonprofits is unclear
Tax policy changes can influence how much Americans donate.Douglas Rissing/iStock via Getty Images PlusThe multitrillion…
How weather changes cause migraines – a neurologist explains the triggers and what you can do to ease the pain
Migraines can be debilitating – and frustrating when triggered by weather you can't control.fizkes/iStock/Getty Im…