Sol Plaatje at 150: why a pioneering South African change‑maker still inspires today

Plaatje’s friends called him a ‘walking library’ because he read extensively and engaged with a wide set of ideas to help ...

What the law says about armed officers at polling places

What does the law say about armed officials at the polls? That’s one of four questions that a legal scholar answers as Trump ...

Meet the ‘independent voters’ who will likely decide which party triumphs in the 2026 midterm elections

Republicans and Democrats need to make inroads with independent voters. But the themes that motivate the party faithful may ...

‘Make this face look gay’: AI models alter faces to give people stereotypical ‘gay,’ ‘straight’ or ‘criminal’ features

AI models will refuse to say whether a person’s face looks gay or straight, but they will alter images of faces to fit ...

AI is changing pilgrims’ journeys, but sacred journeys have always adapted to new technology

From the printing press to smartphone apps, technology has continually transformed the experience of sacred journeys. A ...

Leap seconds have helped keep clocks synchronized with Earth’s rotation, but their time may be over – here’s why

If you think about leap years, it may seem like humans have a very odd way of measuring time. Sometimes, timekeepers even ...

How Jim Bakker became the Johnny Carson of Christian TV

But it’s also worth remembering PTL as a pioneering force in Christian broadcasting. Working with a dedicated core of ...

Handling of rape allegations at Cornell shows why so many assaults go unreported – victims don’t trust the institutions that are supposed to help them

Large private surveys of students at multiple colleges consistently estimate that 1 in 5 college women are assaulted while ...

‘Airport malaria’ is rare, but can be deadly when doctors don’t expect it

Doctors outside malaria zones often don’t think to test for it, while symptoms, rapid tests and drug resistance can all ...

Florence Buchanan: the pioneering physiologist whose face was lost to history

Florence Buchanan helped transform the study of the nervous system, yet no authenticated portrait of her was known until now.

Grief, anger and elections: Israel marks three years since October 7 attacks as nation prepares to vote

When Israelis go to the polls on October 27, it will be the first national election since the attacks and the subsequent war in Gaza. According to the Israeli Democracy Institute, 68% of Israeli Jews ...