Alternative realities don't just exist in politics – and not all falsehoods are lies. Distortions of the truth can range from a normal part of human nature to pathological.

Part of HUD's budget goes to improving American cities. Social media monitoring offers a novel way to judge if that money is being well spent.

Why are there such big differences in public opinion about homosexuality? It turns out where you live can be a major influence on how you feel.

The Trump administration has been trashing Obama's economic legacy lately as it pursues a drastic change of course, but the facts tell a different story.

The largest economy on the planet is quickly moving to a protectionist stance in its international trade.

Research shows empathy itself does not have any limits. If it appears limited, it is because of people's goals, values and choices.

Talk of adapting to climate change is less polarizing to conservatives than the idea of slashing emissions.

Tiny tubes and filaments of iron found in rocks in Canada turned out to be the remains of microbes from over 3.7 billion years ago.

When they start life, clichés are fetching and memorable phrases. But overuse has sucked them of vitality – and now they walk among the living dead.

Governments' continual use of security forces to 'keep order' in low-income and minority neighborhoods masks their inability find solutions other than force.

Nearly half of South Sudan's population could be severely food insecure and at risk of death in the coming months because of the avoidable acts of civil war in a land of plenty.