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In the face of little information, or misinformation, about the war in Iran, media literacy can prove a valuable tool to assess what's happening on the ground.

Base pay rose as intended, but the drivers' total compensation, including tips, didn't increase.

A new study linking Pittsburgh's air pollution to thousands of deaths each year has been published just as the EPA moves to weaken pollution standards.

There's lots of copper in the ground, but demand is already outstripping usable supply - and the shortfall is likely to get worse.

Children learn what it means to be a woman or a man early on. How they respond to threats to how well they conform to gender stereotypes changes with age.

The US health insurance system requires that people make strategic and often risky decisions about how much health insurance they can afford and how much coverage they might need.

Scores are ubiquitous today, from data in parenting apps to fitness monitors. For some users, those scores start to shape a sense of right and wrong.

Suspending the Jones Act will increase the supply of fuel by allowing foreign-flagged ships to transport oil between US ports, which should eventually educe gas prices.

Analyzing 20 million recorded mosquito flight paths revealed the mathematical rules behind how these tiny predators move and zero in on their human targets.

Geopolitical violence abroad translates into homegrown threats in the US and Canada. Recent antisemitic attacks show how the Jewish community is a target of those threats.