Iceland consistently ranks as the most gender-equal nation. It is also the nation where men and women are most likely to pursue sex-typical jobs.

Letting nature's expert engineers lead the way.

Since Ukraine originally meant “borderland,” the territory was already a target for several kingdoms.

The decline of global poverty is one of the most important achievements in history, but the end of poverty is still very far away.

The problems that Americans face are often too complex for fact-checking alone.

Some U.S. intelligence operatives have suggested foreign adversaries may be using "directed-energy" weapons against Americans.

Someone breaks into a mailbox that stores letters waiting to be sent and grabs some of them in hopes they’ll contain a check that’s been filled in. That's just the start.

Made from concrete, it cost 15% less per square foot to construct than a typical house.

Is 2022 the year the economy recovers?

Every power source involves trade-offs. Given the challenges of increasing demand and climate change, what is the future of energy?

Unlike the first Roaring Twenties, these won’t end with a Great Depression.

The results of a recent study counter some common claims found in anti-immigration narratives.

Dating apps have made it easier than ever to find a partner. Paradoxically, the ease of finding matches means some remain perpetually single.

Hope springs eternal.

Hybrid working, robot fast food workers, and the rapid acceleration of NFTs are just the beginning.

The majority of countries are democracies. But how many people enjoy democratic rights?

Just don't expect the apocalypse to look like it does in the movies.

Israel’s buoyant currency, coupled with increased costs for transport and groceries, saw Tel Aviv jump five places from last year.

In the most extreme cases, spiraling prices can lead to a collapse in a currency’s value.

Driving Teslas and planting trees are nice, but methane reduction, industrial efficiency, carbon removal, and a moderate carbon tax are the most efficient ways to fight climate change.

Society incorrectly blamed a "population bomb” for problems that had other causes. A wrong diagnosis produces ineffective solutions.

“Think defensively about how you can protect yourself from an almost inevitable attack, rather than assuming you’ll avoid harm.”

GPT-3, which features 175 billion parameters, just might fool you in a conversation.

The most technically impressive feats of animation often strike us as eerie instead of impressive, and it’s all thanks to the uncanny valley.

Politics, meet sports.

Why does Seattle continue to be a place that nurtures the development of breakthrough technologies but not Minneapolis, Memphis, or Minsk?

Cities overstimulate our senses and are full of people we don't know. Maybe humans were meant for this.

In 2022, the probe will crash into an asteroid while a nearby satellite captures it on camera.

Universal basic income can secure basic independence for citizens, something which modern states have failed to do, argues author Louise Haagh.

The modern antiracist movement is harming the very people it claims to help, according to the linguist John McWhorter.