Behavioral economics offers a less heavy-handed approach than bans to reducing the costs and risks of homebuilding in disaster-prone areas.

Americans eat more meat on average than citizens of any other nation, but new survey findings show that plant-based meat products are winning fans across the US.

How members of America's two parties view the country – and its place in the world – might explain this phenomenon.

Many deciduous trees put on a dazzling fall foliage display. But coniferous evergreens hold on to their needles and stay green. A biologist breaks down these different survival strategies.

By burying the Kurdish conflict, Turkey has made it that much more difficult to resolve.

The recent death of Elijah Cummings at age 68 underscores a disturbing statistic: black men die, on average, five years younger than white men. A study shows racism's effects on gene activity.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is known as a master of Senate rules. If the House impeaches President Trump, what could he do to influence the process – and outcome – of a trial?

Women in the workplace face discrimination at every level, including in upper management.