In 200 years, the mortality rate for children under the age of five (per 1,000 live births) has dropped from 40% to 3.7%.

Can we stop mass shootings? The first step is collecting data, and these authors have done just that.

Yes, there are reasons to worry about Twitter, but it's not about the bots.

Media provocateurs and conspiracy theorists insist that they're "just asking questions." No, they aren’t.

A clear alternative has yet to emerge.

In terms of sheer productivity, “-gate” has no peer. Wikipedia’s list of -gates has over 260 entries.

In New Zealand, ambitious Kiwis want to launch a lawn mowing business; in South Africa, it's cooking gas refills. Start-up dreams vary widely.

A dispute marked by flags and booze has been replaced with an official land border.

Prison is an unreliable method of punishment. Let's do better.

The last time the population shrank was during the great famine of 1959-61.

Suppose that fetuses are persons. Since pregnant people are too, how should conflicts between them be settled?

Regardless of political ideology, one of the few things that many people seem to have in common is a moral hypocrisy that arises from a fundamental lack of self-reflection.

What you need to know about this smallpox cousin.

The site will be the first working example of a geological disposal facility.

Geopolitics is not a magic 8-ball. But making financial decisions — such as those regarding retirement — in a multipolar world without geopolitics is akin to flying blind in a storm.

Could Russia's plan actually destroy demand for natural gas?

Aristotle's ancient virtues play a vital role in today's war.

And debate over it started soon after.

Diplomacy is war by other means.

Is the news too good to be true?

Is college worth it? This question may seem a no-brainer, but there are many reasons why it is worthy of serious deliberation. Here are three.

What responsibility do social media companies like Twitter have to free speech? It depends on whether they are "landlords" or "publishers."

Some question the ethics of sanctions aimed at cancelling Russian art and culture and punishing ordinary citizens.

Is there victory in defeat?

Elon Musk's successful bid to take over Twitter has fragmented the internet along predictably partisan lines. But only time will tell whether this is a good or bad thing.

AI-generated photos, also known as synthetic media, are being used to create fake experts and journalists to spread disinformation.

Moments of social anxiety around truth tend to be accompanied by similar “fool the eye” pop culture phenomena.

"Dead" satellites aren't just space junk. They are also targets for hackers to hijack and use to broadcast misinformation.

U.S. nuclear power plants are built to survive external attacks. Even missiles or a commercial aircraft strike would not cause a meltdown or radiation leak.

Social media distorts the reality of the public sphere.