Assertions about how trauma physiologically impedes the ability to resist or coherently remember assault have greatly undermined defense against assault allegations. But science offers little support for these claims.
Immigrants flock to the U.S. in pursuit of the American Dream. But is it time for the wake-up call?
First responders are suing over the exposure they say they suffered following a fire and detonation on the premises of the Arkema facility, which flooded during Hurricane Harvey.
A next-generation mountain town in Utah is following a long tradition of turning to design to change the world.
“It appears we continue to be on track for publication at the beginning of November,” says one of the study’s authors.
The foundation of Donald Trump’s presidency is the negation of Barack Obama’s legacy.
Dozens of forest fires are currently burning across eight western states, forcing thousands to flee, destroying homes, and closing highways.
At many schools, the rules intended to protect victims of sexual assault mean students have lost their right to due process—and an accusation of wrongdoing can derail a person’s entire college education.
Some shareholders of a major drug distributor are arguing that the company's goals should be more in line with society's.
A federal court enjoined much of a Texas law that punished officials who dared “endorse” the view that its provisions were harmful to public safety.
New survey data indicates that religiously unaffiliated people in the U.S. are diverse—and in many places, they make up a greater share of the population than any faith group.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday that the Obama-era program shielding nearly 800,000 people brought to the U.S. as children from deportation is being rescinded.
The current debate over public education underestimates its value—and forgets its purpose.
Debates about methods of educating the youngest students are often tied up in issues of equality and race.
Each year, participants in the Burning Man Festival travel to the playa of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to form a temporary city—a self-reliant community populated by performers, artists, free spirits, and more.
If history is any guide, the biggest challenges caused by the disaster in Houston will come into focus after the nation's attention turns elsewhere.
This week, university presidents have penned personal letters to Trump in defense of their undocumented students.
The president appears poised to end the Obama administration’s protections for young illegal immigrants.
Less than a week ago, Hurricane Harvey made landfall, dumping trillions of gallons of rain on parts of Texas and Louisiana, spawning unprecedented flooding.
The Education Department has tapped a former dean of the for-profit DeVry University to oversee a unit that responds to allegations of fraud.