California Democrats tried to ban companies from turning former private prisons into ICE detention centers. They failed, and now 3 are holding detainees.

When we spend time fighting the growing ubiquity of both public and private surveillance cameras we often hear a familiar refrain: “you don’t have an expectation of privacy in public.” This is not tru...

We are investigating reports of errors when trying to load AO3, including errors saying that AO3 is down.

At this point, I’m sure that all my readers are well aware of the recent events in Israel-Palestine. I don’t intend to talk about those events on this blog, in part because I am not an expert on the p...

As new cases are reported, our maps show the spread of the virus.

“Persistent leaks” and “unaddressed contamination issues” are among the problems workers say they witnessed at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants. “I can’t have this on my conscience,”…

Thousands of acres of rainforest is being cleared to produce palm oil, used in popular Nestlé and Mondelēz brands

The time change can be hard on our health. There are more car accidents, strokes and heart attacks this week. People eat more junk food and have more migraines. Here's why — plus tips to help you adap...

Butterflies of all kinds of species, in all parts of the country, have declined by one to two percent since 2000.

The layoffs come after 200 Sesame Workshop employees announced they want to form a union.

The U.S. has never had a national language in its nearly 250-year history.

Re-examination of Welsh poems dating back to 10th century show Myrddin as prophet concerned by human interactions with nature He is probably most often thought of today as a wizard, a shape-shifter or a mentor to the young King Arthur. But a detailed…