Since the 1990s, the supply of deeply subsidized housing has decreased as the US population and need for housing have increased. Trump's proposed cuts to HUD won't help.

Research shows that bringing nature indoors, in the form of movement created by light, wind and water, makes occupants calmer and more productive. It also could promote interest in sustainable design.

Enormous Antarctic icebergs are a rare but natural occurrence.

A recent Pew survey reported that young African-Americans are more likely to be both victims and perpetrators of cyberbullying. Why?

The hierarchy of the Catholic Church requires nearly absolute obedience. This makes it difficult to speak up against superiors. And by the same token, superiors too can protect offending priests.

For those with reduced mobility and even just the normally aging, stairs can pose a big problem. A cheap and efficient new prototype could help.

Most Americans cling to things with sentimental value that we no longer need. Taking pictures of these possessions may make it easier to give them away.

The federal government outlaws marijuana, but many states are legalizing it. Coupled with the growing number of cannabis-related patents, the potential for court battles is dizzying.

The 1920s and early ‘30's looked like the beginning of the end for centuries of gay intolerance. Then came fascism and the Nazis.