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Nearly 150 universities and colleges have adopted institutional neutrality pledges since 2023.

Polls indicate majority support for abortion rights in most states, but laws differ greatly between places that uphold such rights and those that ban the procedure.

Behind the long-term climate projections that affect our lives sits one of the most remarkable scientific achievements of the modern era.

For decades, wilderness lands have been left largely unaltered by human activity. But those places are still changing, and keeping them wild and special may require action, not inaction.

As nurses in Pittsburgh and nationwide spotlight staffing shortages, better pay and workplace safety, labor negotiations have intensified. Here's what's at stake.

Obscene language tics, called coprolalia, don't reveal what people with Tourette's think and feel. In fact, tics often compel people to say or do precisely what they most wish to avoid.

Your immune systems kicks into gear when you're injured, both worsening and relieving pain.

A gobsmacking amount of money is spent on federal elections in the US. The credit or blame for that reaches back to a landmark, 50-year-old Supreme Court decision.

For body cameras to function as transparency tools, wrongdoing would have to be consistently penalized, highlighting the consequences of noncompliance.

Whether they're famous composers or first-year art students, creators experience reputational costs when AI enters the mix.