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Leave for the non-birthing parent after a new baby arrives gives the family an opportunity to bond.

An AI Force would likely push China to create its own. That arms race could turn a technology already slipping out of human control into a weapon.

Bacteria make a survival gamble when they devote all their energy to forming spores. Evolution is quick to get rid of this function, and researchers did the accounting to understand why.

College rankings can be consequential for less prestigious and less wealthy schools, giving them visibility they might not otherwise have.

All the training data in the world can't account for every possibility when AI systems interact with people and the environment.

Barriers, checkpoints and surveillance have made the plight of Palestinians easier to keep hidden. But thanks to films like 'NAZA,' that's starting to change.

A hierarchy of oversight for the iconic arts venue has essentially collapsed.

An unregulated sector has risks in itself but will also aid the rapid advancement of AI in China.

Mold spores, 90-degree classrooms and aging pipes: An environmental health expert explains why Pennsylvania's old schools are harder on kids than adults.

Filing a civil rights complaint with the Office of Civil Rights can be parents' last stop. Following cuts and restructuring, this federal office is no longer serving that same resource.