New data show that less than half of all Pell Grant recipients graduate on time – a reality that one scholar attributes to the unique barriers faced by low-income students.

By showing us a world from which mothers are largely absent, Mary Shelley reminds us that the genius of motherhood lies less in biological reproduction than in the capacity to love.

Next week Muslims will begin a month-long fasting for the holy month of Ramadan. A scholar explains the religious observance and its spiritual significance.

Many presidents have upended US foreign policy. Carter gave up the Panama Canal. Bush waged war on Iraq. What matters most, history shows, is how leaders react if their choices go wrong.

Research reveals that the factors that put youth at risk of sexual assault while in custody are significantly different from those that put adults at risk in prison.

Recent historical research has revealed that after the Nazis surrendered at end the Second World War, thousands of German women were raped by Allied forces.

Why do some people reject scientifically accepted ideas? A psychotherapist points to black-and-white thinking as part of the explanation.

Recent news reports suggest that the US is experiencing a loneliness epidemic. But the research is a bit more complicated.

A new program has been show to help parents of preemies use their voice to foster their premature baby’s language development. The findings are hopeful, the researchers behind the program say.

Here's how to secure your home network, whether or not it has already been attacked by hackers.

A scholar of literary radicalism asks whether Marx's writings are at all relevant to the world's struggles with inequality today and why he's no longer being relegated to the dustbin of history.

Humans and horses have developed a unique interspecies language based on physical contact.