The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

Molecular mechanism uncovered in mice by UC Santa Cruz researchers reveals how a father’s diet, stress, and other ...

On Monday's show: Writer Salman Rushdie discusses his latest book, "The Eleventh Hour," ahead of an event tonight in Houston. The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to reduce ...

In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show. By Maxine Joselow The ...

The number of Venezuelans in the U.S. has more than doubled in five years, to about 1.2 million. That makes Venezuelans the fastest-growing Hispanic group in percentage terms, far ahead of Ecuadorians ...

Business and political elites head to the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos next week with its vision of a rules-based global economic order being tested to the limits. U.S. stocks ended ...

A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.

Jan. 13, 2026 Scientists tracking Earth’s water from space discovered that El Niño and La Niña are synchronizing floods and droughts across continents. When these climate cycles intensify, far-apart ...