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International students are part of communities nationwide. Declines in their enrollment could mean economic trouble for cities and towns across the country.

At first glance it might seem contradictory that restricting some speech can preserve free speech, but research shows that online content moderation protects the marketplace of ideas.

About 40% of total US energy consumption is used by household and industrial appliances, such as heating and cooling systems, refrigerators and lighting.

Researchers found that when salespeople perceived their leaders as ethical, they felt more committed to the organization.

Not too long ago, therapists created a wall between themselves and their patients. Have we gone too far in the other direction?

Judge James Boasberg's order stops short of holding any government officials in contempt, but leaves open the possibility for these sanctions.

Not all plastic is the same. Old yogurt cups and milk jugs, for example, don't play well together when being turned into new materials. However, there are solutions.

Public records requested under the Freedom of Information Act have helped shape health policy and keep the government accountable - but recent staff cuts may make this impossible.

Effective conservation of old-growth ecosystems will work best if it considers their varied ecology.

Even when companies do not face legal liability, public pressure can help force a reckoning with complicity in genocide, slavery and other atrocities.