Society

When pop star Katy Perry and five other women made a much-publicized trip to the edge of space earlier this year, they faced sharp criticism across both social and traditional media, with skeptics questioning multiple […]

At the beginning of 2025, panic about fraud and human trafficking erupted on Chinese social media. It started when a Chinese actor called Wang Xing was tricked into traveling to Thailand for an audition, where […]

More than 180 plants were stolen from a well-loved public park in Nottingham called the Arboretum in May 2025. This incident took place just days after volunteers had re-planted flowers and shrubs to repair damage […]

Flash floods like the one that swept down the Guadalupe River in Texas on July 4, 2025, can be highly unpredictable. While there are sophisticated flood prediction models and different types of warning systems in […]

In 2001, social theorist bell hooks warned about the dangers of a loveless zeitgeist. In “All About Love: New Visions,” she lamented “the lack of an ongoing public discussion … about the practice of love […]

These days when you see people exercising, they’re usually also listening to music, whether they’re at the gym, or out jogging on the street.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Why do some communities unite in times of crisis, while others fall apart? A study by Kaunas University of Technology researchers revealed a surprising link—cultural heritage is not just a historical asset, but also a […]

A new report from the California Policy Lab at UCLA shows promising early results from Los Angeles County’s Homelessness Prevention Unit (HPU). The report found that people in the HPU program were 71% less likely […]

A new journal article by a researcher at the University of Manchester offers insight into how artificial intelligence (AI) is portrayed in leading newspapers worldwide, revealing a more nuanced and critical approach than previously assumed.This […]

It’s the question many young couples ask those in long-term marriages: What’s the secret to a successful marriage?This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.