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Retrospectives on Yayoi Kusama often point to mental illness as the source of her inspiration. But before she made it big, she was a young girl inspired by traveling the world for the first time.

On Election Day, you go to vote - and you're told you're not registered or you're not eligible to vote. A civil rights lawyer provides a guide so voters can know their rights to cast a ballot.

Uncle Sam may receive charitable gifts, but that doesn't give presidents free rein on how to spend those funds.

The Environmental Rights Amendment of the PA Constitution guarantees the right to clean air, pure water and to the preservation of the aesthetic values of the environment.

Clear communication is the secret sauce to safe and effective treatment.

A 'green' building has to last for its intentionally small carbon footprint to pay off. That includes surviving flood, storm or wildfire damage.

Research shows that humans are susceptible to simple stories and biased toward arguments that fit their current perspectives. Here's how to confront those tendencies.

Public interest technology ensures that public policies are implemented in ways that change people's lives.

Historical events hold lessons about collaboration and competition in space that could inform how experts plan for the discovery of life beyond Earth.

Hindus know it as the dwelling place of Shiva, Tibetan Buddhists as the abode of Demchog, and Jains as the site where Rishabhanatha, their first spiritual teacher, achieved liberation.