The right to try legislation will score the president and members on both sides of the aisle in Congress points, but ultimately it will change little for terminally ill patients and their families.
Across the U.S., Superfund sites are being repurposed as recreational areas, renewable energy facilities and more. Many offer lessons for the future.
The late Stephen Hawking was a major voice in the debate about how humanity can benefit from artificial intelligence. Hawking made no secret of his fears that thinking machines could one day take charge.
A new book suggests that our jobs can be improved if we focus on seeking purpose, hope, and positive relationships at work.
Herbalism has been gaining popularity in tandem with spirituality over the last few years, but few herbalists are going to the same lengths as Sade Musa to call attention to the contributions of the African Diaspora.
Our knowledge of what the denizens of the animal kingdom are up to, especially when humans aren’t around, has steadily increased over the last 50 years.
“What you are doing is of national significance,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) told students in D.C. “You're leading this country in the right direction.”
A new report looked at the best and worst states for women in the U.S., and Massachusetts ranked high for being female-friendly.
Studies show that many serial killers and criminals have one thing in common: they live on junk food.
Let’s bring the textile industry—and fashion—home.
The white male-centric colonial system is incapable of the leadership we need, and Indigenous knowledge is essential for the innovation that will follow this disruption.
Quietly nestled on the side of a hill in the rural town of Caroline, New York, just a short drive from Ithaca, Nook and Cranny Farm is well-suited to its name.
Slow Medicine is a movement for balancing fast medicine.
We can’t undo what we’ve done to the planet, but perhaps we can ask its forgiveness.
The American people have been roughed up over the last decade. A sense of vulnerability and danger tinges their view of public affairs.
New California legislation would require polyester clothing to have a label warning about shedding in the wash.
Linguists from Sweden’s Lund University have discovered a previously undocumented language with an unexpectedly rich vocabulary of words to describe sharing and cooperation.
Intermittent fasting allows the body to use fat as it’s primary source of energy instead of sugar and there are five huge benefits.
We’d all like to be a little happier. The problem is that much of what determines happiness is outside of our control.
Looking for a way to help a sustainable food system grow, Cullen Naumoff turned to nature.
The population of seniors, or people age 65 or over, in the United States neared 48 million last year and is steadily growing. Consequently, millions of adult children find themselves taking care of their parents’ medical needs.
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