Jews observe Shabbat Shirah today, marking the Israelites singing praise to God after their escape from Egypt.
Why is sacred music such a universal feature of religious observance? An expert tells us how it can be used to unite people in joy, sorrow, and protest.
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Only 75 years ago, the first African-American was appointed full-time to the faculty of a predominantly white university – the University of Chicago.
W. Allison Davis was an accomplished anthropologist whose trailbreaking research into structural racism helped provide the groundwork for legal challenges to 'separate but equal'.
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Do immigrants succeed because of their traditional values, or because of plain hard work? Research from Malaysia sheds some light on this issue.
Hundreds or thousands of red-breasted nuthatches have left their typical ranges in Canada this year and gone far south. Ornithologists are working to understand these irruptions with the help of a network of birdwatchers across the United States.
Why President Trump is hurting himself by forcing out civil servants who disagree with him: “If the administration continues down this path, we may witness more botched implementation of orders like the travel ban.”
Understanding why some people reject climate science offers insight into how they deny science. They often miss the gorilla in the room because they pick at a little problem with one study or a small area of disagreement.
A million African-Americans fought for democracy around the world in segregated units - and then many came home and fought for change.
President Trump just announced his cabinet, and the chairman of the Council of Economic advisers won't be part of it. Nor has he named anyone to that position yet.
Who will he turn to for economic advice?
The promise of immunotherapy: "Armed with new insights into the interactions between cancer and the immune system, research teams are developing novel treatments to harness the full potential of the body’s natural defenses." Here's some of the latest research explained.
About a quarter of doctors in graduate medical training come from countries other than the U.S. They often fill positions in primary care, and rural and safety net hospitals that might otherwise go vacant, according to researchers from the University of Michigan.
A sad correlation: new research shows that as traffic jams increase in any zip code, domestic violence incidents increase too.
President Trump campaigned on making the government run more like a business. Well, a 2010 law actually requires the executive branch to do that: to set measurable goals and evaluate progress regularly.
A focus on goals of increasing insurance coverage and improving healthcare could provide a bipartisan way to make progress.
"Mercy begins by opening oneself to those with whom one might strongly disagree. Mercy doesn’t end there, of course, but it begins with such small acts of understanding, which can lead to life-changing experiences of love."
Does the world need more mercy now?
