Some Detroit residents spend as much as 25% of their disposable income on water bills. Many are struggling to keep up.

At a recent dental appointment, I was unexpectedly seen by a new provider in my longtime dentist’s practice. Early in the visit, he realized we were both Iranian American. Like me, he had been born ...

Agriculture is the lifeblood of Africa. More than 60% of African households depend directly or indirectly on the land for their livelihoods. And the continent has nearly 60% of the world’s ...

A three year study of Tanzanian children found that changing the way homes are designed can prevent diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria, and help children grow taller.

For two decades, researchers have studied soccer ball aerodynamics. Latest tests suggest the 2026 ball is more stable, but with a slightly shorter range.

When gas prices rise, not everyone feels the pain equally. For low-income and rural Pennsylvanians, a trip to the gas station can mean choosing between a full tank and groceries. Many factors, such as ...

Fulufhelo Netswera, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research and Postgraduate Studies, University of Venda Circular economies don’t follow the ‘take, make and dispose’ model but try to keep products in use ...

Reese Hufnagel, Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Wisconsin-Stout Some engineers are prioritizing ‘design for demise’ and planning satellites that are more likely ...

Overseas US military bases are integral to combat operations and can burnish the country’s image to advance its foreign policy goals.

But recent data has revealed that more than 100 million children and adolescents remain out of school, out of a total potential population of 469 million. The latest statistics suggest that after some ...

Farnaz Jahanbakhsh, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan Vana Goblot, Lecturer in Media, Communications and Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths, ...

Despite the deadliness of the disease, it was possible to recover from plague, and medieval chroniclers mention the possibility – however unlikely – of survival.