Why India’s air pollution is so horrendous
Eleven out of the 12 most polluted cities on a World Health Organization list were in India. India is once…
How looks can influence courtroom bias
Proud Boy John Kinsman looked drastically different during a recent courtroom appearance. When John Kinsman of the Proud Boys, a…
Chocolate has been around for millennia. New research suggests it’s even older than we thought.
New research puts the origins of domesticated cacao in South America — 1,500 years earlier than previously believed. It’s Halloween, which…
Midterms 2018: Ayanna Pressley runs unopposed for Massachusetts’s 7th District
The Boston City Council member is poised to become the state’s first black woman in Congress. Boston City Council member…
What women’s early voting numbers tell us — and what they don’t
Democrats shouldn’t celebrate just yet. Women have been more likely than men to cast ballots early so far this year:…
North Dakota’s new voting restrictions seem aimed at Native Americans who vote Democrat
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) won in 2012 with Native American support. So Republicans passed new voting restrictions. It sure looks…
Uber and Lyft unveiled new subscription plans. But are they really worth the money?
Two weeks after Lyft, Uber rolled out its own deal where riders pay a monthly fee for consistently lower fares.…
America’s teens are extremely stressed out about school shootings
They’re not wrong to be. This week, the American Psychological Association released its annual Stress in America survey, asking thousands…
Why science can’t replace religion
John Gray on the myths the “New Atheists” tell themselves. I’m what you’d call an agnostic. I don’t know if…