Politics

The number of armed conflicts in the world reached a historic high in 2024. This is shown by new data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) at Uppsala University. Despite a marginal decrease in […]

Walter Cronkite was often cited as “the most trusted man in America” as he delivered the news on CBS in the 1960s and ’70s—a time when fewer news options created a “shared reality” that scholars […]

The Dutch Golden Age, beginning in 1588, is known for the art of Rembrandt, the invention of the microscope, and the spice trade of the Dutch East India Company. It ended a little under a […]

US states that loosened their gun laws following a landmark court ruling saw thousands more childhood firearm deaths than they otherwise would have—the vast majority homicides and suicides—according to a study published Monday.This article is […]

A University of the Sunshine Coast study has found most young people charged with assaulting police had experienced childhood abuse, poverty, unstable housing and institutional failures.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Twelve people in Boulder, Colorado, were injured by a man wielding a makeshift flamethrower and Molotov cocktails on June 1, 2025. Those burned in the attack were taking part in a peaceful, silent walk on […]

A new study by The University of New Mexico identifies two different Instagram profiles and how they are associated with using Instagram to stay informed about political and social issues.This article is brought to you […]

When US President Donald Trump introduced sweeping new tariffs on Chinese imports the goal was to bring manufacturing back to American soil and protect local jobs.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

The internet might seem like a convenient culprit driving recent attention and concerns about misinformation, but pointing fingers exclusively at the digital age is narrow and limiting.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

On May 9, Lourdia Jean-Pierre, a 32-year-old Haitian migrant woman, died after giving birth in her rural home in El Ceibo, Dominican Republic. The cause of death was a postpartum hemorrhage, according to a news […]