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US cities are doing green infrastructure, but in bits and pieces. Today's climate-driven floods require a much broader approach to create true sponge cities that are built to soak up water.

Conspiracy theories abound. What should you believe and how can you tell?

Overturning decades of tradition, the Supreme Court in 2022 let Alabama use voting districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesFor the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court ...

Human factors such as how people produce food and how they organize themselves and live together influence disease outbreaks.

Images of Christ often represented prevailing cultural beliefs, allowing onlookers to connect in a deep and meaningful way.

A Volkswagen autoworker waits for the results of a union vote on April 19, 2024, in Chattanooga, Tenn. AP Photo/George Walker IVWorkers at two Mercedes plants near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, will soon vote for the first time on whether they want to join a ...

Stigma, fear and cost prevent many patients from getting screened for lung cancer. This can prove deadly for the most vulnerable.

More than 3 million children in the US are homeschooled. Are they getting a good education?

In a number of stories and novels, lost limbs represent both physical and metaphorical loss.

Studying Venus' water loss can help scientists better understand how planets go from potentially habitable to incapable of supporting life.