When presidents would send handwritten lists of their nominees to the Senate, things were a lot different
President George Washington, left, and his Cabinet: Henry Knox, secretary of war; Alexander Hamilton, secretary of the Treasury; T...
Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using saltwater is typically a last resort
A firefighting plane dumps water on one of the fires in the Los Angeles area in January 2025.Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Time...
Mass deportations don’t keep out ‘bad genes’ − they use scientific racism to justify biased immigration policies
Anti-immigration policies were a key talking point for Republican candidates.Matt Rourke/AP PhotoThreats of mass deportations loom...
From Myanmar to Gaza, Ukraine to Sudan – 2024 was another grim year, according to our mass atrocity index
A doctor stands near bodies lined up for identification in the Gaza Strip on April 25, 2024.AFP via Getty ImagesWith major conflic...
One way Trump could help revive rural America’s economies
With close to 10,000 residents, Cody is one of Wyoming’s bigger communities. It relies on seasonal tourism revenue…
Trump’s canal canard obscures a truth: Panama just wants to run its shipping passage without interference from China or the…
A Chinese container ship sails near the Cocoli locks on the Panama Canal.Luis Acosta/AFP via Getty ImagesU.S. President-…
Is capitalism falling out of favor? We analyzed 400,000 news stories to find out
Choose one.Fokusiert via Getty Images PlusCapitalism, communism and socialism are the world’s three major economic…
Why does a rocket have to go 25,000 mph to escape Earth?
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with its Crew Dragon capsule launches from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in January 2024.Chandan Khanna…
What the dead, the uncanny and the monstrous tell us about human nature
A scroll illustrating the realm of the hungry ghosts, one of the six realms in Buddhist cosmology.Kyoto National Museum …
From watts to warheads: Secretary of energy oversees big science research and the US nuclear arsenal
The Energy Department recently finished modernizing the B61-12 nuclear bomb, extending its service life by at least 20 …
Secretary of defense must perform a ‘delicate dance’ between the president, Congress and the public
The U.S. military is a massive group effort serving the nation's -- and the public's -- interests.AP Photo/Alex BrandonS…
Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals − here’s what Los Angeles needs to know
Water runs from a pipe where a home once stood in the Pacific Palisades community of Los Angeles in January 2025. Jay L…
Philly sports fans consider themselves ‘gritty’ − but it’s merely a myth used to fuel their passion
Philly sports fans ... rowdy or rude?Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesPhiladelphia sports fans like to think o…
An eye for an eye: People agree about the values of body parts across cultures and eras
These values seem due more to shared intuitions than local customs or social practices.arturbo/E+ via Getty ImagesThe Bi…
How the EPA administrator protects public health, air, water and the environment
An EPA-sponsored cleanup of toxic waste from the Gowanus Canal, a Superfund site in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 2016.Andrew Licht…
With more Americans able to access legalized marijuana, fewer are picking up prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications – new research
New research suggests that in some states, medicinal cannabis use could be leading to a reduction in the use of anxiety …
Even 1 drink a day elevates your cancer risk – an expert on how alcohol affects the body breaks down…
The Surgeon General's report links alcohol to 100,000 cancer cases every year.Lord Henri Voton/E+ via Getty ImagesMany p…
From anecdotes to AI tools, how doctors make medical decisions is evolving with technology
AI tools can help doctors synthesize all the information that goes into a clinical decision.Khanchit Khirisutchalual/iSt…