Mass shootings leave behind collective despair, anguish and trauma at many societal levels
The latest mass shooting, at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, has plunged the country into yet another cycle of collective...
6 charts shows key role firearms makers play in America’s gun culture
Sales of handguns have exploded in recent years. AP Photo/Sue OgrockiAmericans have blamed many culprits, from mental illness to i...
Why gun control laws don't pass Congress, despite majority public support and repeated outrage over mass shootings
The front page of the local newspaper in Uvalde, Texas, on May 26, 2022. Allison Dinner/AFP via Getty Images)With the carnage in U...
Expect more power price hikes – a 1970s-style energy shock is on the cards
ShutterstockYesterday the Australian Energy Regulator increased the “default market offers” that apply to electricity ...
Military history is repeating for Russia under Putin's regime of thieves
In explaining the reasons for Russia’s unexpected military weakness in Ukraine, few have expressed it better than The Econom...
Rivers can suddenly change course – scientists used 50 years of satellite images to learn where and how it happens
Satellite image of the Irrawaddy River delta in Myanmar, a major rice growing area.European Space Agency, CC BY-SAThroug…
Who really owns the oil industry’s future stranded assets? If you own investment funds or expect a pension, it might…
More countries are discouraging fossil fuel use, but the industry is still pumping.Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange …
How college students can help save local news
An Endicott College student covers Election Day in November 2020 in a Massachusetts community as part of the college's n…
How important is the COVID-19 booster shot for 5-to-11-year-olds? 5 questions answered
About 8 million U.S. children have received two shots of COVID-19 vaccine and are now eligible for a third.KoldoyChris/M…
How 'gate' became the syllable of scandal
A view of the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C.John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesOn June 17, 1972, …
Genetic mutations can be benign or cancerous – a new method to differentiate between them could lead to better treatments
Identifying the difference between normal genetic variation and disease-causing mutations can sometimes be difficult.And…
Want to expand computer science education? Educate more teachers
A teacher works with students in a computer lab.Maskot via Getty ImagesWhen advocates push for computer science educatio…
3 in 4 fundraisers have experienced sexual harassment on the job – often because of inappropriate behavior from donors
Sexual harassment is a common workplace hazard for nonprofit fundraisers.fizkes/iStock/Getty Images PlusWhile the #MeToo…
AI and machine learning are improving weather forecasts, but they won't replace human experts
Meteorologist Todd Dankers monitors weather patterns in Boulder, Colorado, Oct. 24, 2018. Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post …
How the NRA evolved from backing a 1934 ban on machine guns to blocking nearly all firearm restrictions today
NRA conventiongoers, like these at the gun group's 2018 big meeting, browse firearms exhibits.Loren Elliott/AFP via Gett…
After mass shootings like Uvalde, national gun control fails – but states often loosen gun laws
A girl cries outside the Willie de Leon Civic Center in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022.Allison Dinner/AFP via Getty Imag…
Memo to Labor: you need more tax, working out how much more is urgent
ShutterstockThe new government has inherited an extraordinarily difficult budget situation.The budget deficit amounts to…
Super co-contribution has cost $10 billion to help the wrong Australians – so let's scrap it
ShutterstockConcerned that many people won’t have enough retirement savings even with compulsory superannuation, s…
What the Voyager space probes can teach humanity about immortality and legacy as they sail through space for trillions of…
Scientists expect the Voyager spacecraft to outlive Earth by at least a trillion years.NASA/JPL-CalTechVoyager 1 is the …
Replacement theory isn't new – 3 things to know about how this once-fringe conspiracy has become more mainstream
People pray at the scene of the mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., on May 15, 2022.Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Get…
Dangerous counterfeit drugs are putting millions of US consumers at risk, according to a new study
Many counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs are sold online, and the bulk of them are being obtained without a prescription. P…
Parents of deaf children often miss out on key support from the Deaf community
The Deaf community, which includes hearing people as well as those who are deaf and hard of hearing, can be a big help t…
Foreign companies exiting Russia echo the pressure campaign against South Africa's racist apartheid system
McDonald's is leaving Russia after three decades of operating there.Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesMcDonald…
What we know about mass school shootings in the US – and the gunmen who carry them out
The archbishop of San Antonio, Gustavo Garcia-Siller, comforts families following a deadly school shooting at a school i…