Not everyone's brains have the same sense of direction, even with the help of GPS.

Years of abuses are every bit as egregious as what the Department of Justice documented in Ferguson, Missouri, and as deserving of a national response.

At the end of June, millions of Facebook users changed their profile pictures to rainbows to show support for same-sex marriage—rooting themselves in a portraiture tradition that’s long used symbols to define and express identity.

In tracing the history and culture of corpses, a new book shows the importance of remembrance to our species.

One bird’s journey from the forests of New England to the farms of Iran

“If a man produced sperm that big, it would stretch diagonally across a basketball court.”

A battle between an insect and a microbe led to one of the fastest evolutionary changes ever observed.

A needless assault on two Minneapolis emotional-support pets is the latest demonstration of a persistent problem in law enforcement.

Trofim Lysenko’s spurious research prolonged famines that killed millions. So why is a fringe movement praising his legacy?