The Present

The researchers call it a “competence downshift.”

This is the first study to explore not only what percentage of people in the general population choose to watch videos of graphic real-life violence, but also why.

Victims are moral agents rather than moral patients.

America’s socialists owe a lot to one man, but what did he think about socialism?

In the face of seemingly unstoppable gun violence, Americans could stand to gain by looking to the Swiss.

At high tide each night, bright lights predict the underwater future.

The Kremlin has been eying China for a very long time.

Americans lost $116.9 billion gambling in 2016.

This is how data harvesting really works. You’re not going to like it.

The Canadian professor calls for personal responsibility over legislation.

The sea levels across New York are estimated to rise between 18 and 50 inches by 2100.

This is what the world will be like if we do not act on climate change.

Most people don’t just think the world should be run meritocratically, they think it is meritocratic.

Humans blame cats for killing birds, but our buildings are far worse.

The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate wants to give every American $1,000 a month – but will that disincentivize work?

A consortium of scientists and engineers have proposed that the U.S. and Mexico build a series of guarded solar, wind, natural gas and desalination facilities along the entirety of the border.

The two concepts might seem contradictory, but anarcho-capitalists exist.

It’s almost time to ‘spring forward.’

Globally 72 percent of scientific researchers are men. But there are some exceptions.

After docking at the International Space Station, the unmanned capsule executed a fiery and carefully choreographed return to Earth.

Human value is tied to the job market. Will automation be a full-on crisis?

Food deserts are a problem. One solution might already exist.

Most captive elephants are kept under immensely cruel conditions. In Myanmar, they’re treated differently.

It’s a “surprising trend,” said Google’s lead analyst for pay equity.

The hard part was keeping the list down to ten.

Healthy Housing Foundation has purchased four properties in Los Angeles, with more planned.

Disney, one of world’s largest entertainment companies, doubles down on its environmental plan.

The future of health care is high tech. That’s good news — mostly.

The controversial herbicide is everywhere, apparently.

As Facebook and YouTube move to moderate anti-vaccination content, Amazon has given no indication that it plans to do the same.