How did plastic become so pervasive? How does it endanger our health? And how do we fix this crisis? Hear from Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics.

Readers are spoiled for choice when it comes to popular science reading this month, with new titles by major names including ...

The “100 Black Voices” book list features recommendations from some of the leading voices in Black history, literature, ...

Michael Horowitz’s "The Community Solution" shows how radical cooperation can help colleges overcome enrollment, ...

There is a tendency to imagine genius as smooth and uninterrupted. As if the great thinkers moved from one insight to the next without pause. Albert Einstein does not quite fit that picture. For all ...

If you read a book in 2025—just one book—you belong to an endangered species. Like honeybees and red wolves, the population of American readers, Lector americanus, has been declining for decades. The ...

Power plants worldwide that are cooled by seawater face challenges from scale and barnacles that obstruct pipes and waste energy. Israeli startup Ceal Minerals offers a solution that overcomes these ...

MINOT — Earlier this year, when Gov. Kelly Armstrong vetoed book ban legislation, the proponents of the policy were apoplectic. North Dakota children were being sexualized and groomed and subjected to ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Shanahan is a ...

Three Opinion writers break down the former vice president’s book of excuses. By Michelle Cottle Carlos Lozada and Lydia Polgreen Produced by Vishakha Darbha Three Opinion writers weigh in on Kamala ...

Reading levels dropped to historic lows during the pandemic. Now parents, teachers and tech companies are hoping AI can help solve America’s literacy crisis. America’s literacy challenge has been ...

Japanese automaker Toyota has found an ingenius solution to Plug-in Hybrids' biggest problem and this could make them the preferred mode of transport for millions of Americans. This small change has ...