Having already withdrawn from the Human Rights Council, the U.S. has adopted an increasingly isolationist and obstructive stance within international institutions. Will the United States become the ...

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A clump of human brain cells can play the classic computer game Doom. While its performance is not up to par with humans, experts say it brings biological computers a step closer to useful real-world ...

FBI agents with a sex trafficking victim. (File photo courtesy of the FBI) Human trafficking is often misunderstood. It is not always dramatic kidnappings or people being physically restrained. More ...

A new study published in Nature suggests that the neural foundations of spatial navigation—the brain's internal "GPS"—may have emerged far earlier in evolution than previously believed. The research, ...

New research has mapped the cell types that specialise to form reproductive organs in both sexes, identifying key genes and signals that drive this process. The findings offer important insights into ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: With more than 100,000 people in need of an organ transplant in the U.S. alone, scientists have turned toward perfecting human-animal chimeras as a ...

Do you live in a country with a government that helps to subsidize abortion, has a viable route for incoming immigrants, or that has any kind of diversity, equity, and inclusion policy in place?

The 17th century Evelyn Tables show real human nerves and veins, dried on wooden boards. Designers on the new Netflix film took note. This is an article from our newsletter “Science Goes To The Movies ...

The Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning to award a blanket purchase agreement for a human capital end-to-end management solution powered by Workday. The ...

The hazards associated with microplastic pollution are becoming increasingly recognized. However, one study suggests that researchers have misjudged the impacts of nanoplastics — the insidiously ...