Astronomers have identified a vast, twisting chain of galaxies that appears to be rotating as a single structure, a kind of cosmic tornado that stretches across tens of millions of light years. If ...

WINONA, Minn. — It was a dinosaur that once roamed the Earth 66 million years ago, and now a big piece of it sits housed in a ...

India’s massive household gold holdings, worth $3.8 trillion, far exceed decades of FDI inflows. Redirecting even part of ...

Pope Leo’s recent invitations suggest that the renewal of liturgical life may depend less on new strategies than on ...

Graduate students and early career academics often struggle with teaching because they didn't receive pedagogical training as part of their education ...

Welcome to Makoshika State Park in Glendive, Montana – the state’s largest state park that somehow remains its best-kept secret. The word “Makoshika” (pronounced muh-KO-shi-kuh) comes from Lakota, ...

Ezra Klein answers your questions on the year’s political lessons, the struggles of young men and handling heat on the show.

There is no magic "birth rates go up" dial to turn. The most promising path forward is prioritizing a better life for young ...

Ever wonder what it’s like to be a balloon handler in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? WD’s Editor in Chief shares an ...

Scientists have thought that when we hear language, the brain processes it the same way, whether it's familiar or foreign. A ...

The advent of artificial intelligence might be just the latest stage in a guiding biological process that has produced ever more complex, mutually dependent organisms over the history of life.