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Donald Trump is reportedly 'sick' of being presented with maps of Ukraine's battlefronts. The problem may be he and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy are looking at different things.

From book bans and firing teachers to taking over university administrations altogether, right-wing politicians and activists worldwide have been keen on rooting out gender from schools. Why is that?

Recent research shows that young children typically manipulate and rotate entire objects in their minds to understand challenges such as puzzles.

Simplistic stories about the dangers of polygamy can be compelling and intuitive. But new research suggests some arguments about its harms don't hold up.

Paying attention to the sticker price doesn't always result in the best insurance coverage.

Astronauts generally can't look out the window like you might in a car - a 'virtual window' could instead serve that purpose.

A review of countries' new climate pledges shows who is leading efforts to protect the climate their economies were built on and who is sliding.

Data analytics, putting safety out of bounds for competition, and collaboration among industry, labor and government are key to reducing a technology's risks.

Folklore suggests that a full moon has a strong effect on sleep. But the reality is more complex, and lifestyle habits like screen use before bedtime are likely to have a larger effect.

The situation had to get pretty bad before people really forced the government to act. But the effort was ultimately successful.