Thursday, August 27, 2026

People

Latest

What kids are doing on tablets seems to matter more than how long they use them. PeopleImages/iStock via Getty Images

People

Screen time guidelines for kids and adolescents have shifted as research paints a more nuanced picture

Staff Writer - July 19, 2026

Once America had become a country, a new government needed to be designed. Nazlisart/iStock Getty Images

People

After 1776, the founders designed a government that accounts for ‘a degree of depravity in mankind’

At times, feeling personally grateful to someone can feel like a big ask – but there are other forms of gratitude. Focus Pixel Art/Moment via Getty Images

People

How to be grateful to someone – even when you really don’t want to

A statue of Francisco de Miranda stands in Cuba. Riccardo Lombardo/REDA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

People

For nearly 250 years, the US has had eyes on Latin America – but interventions then looked rather different

An International Workers’ Day demonstration on May 1, 2026, in Havana includes a protest of the ongoing U.S. blockade of oil to Cuba. Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images

People

Cuba’s future remains in limbo while Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy offers no clear path forward

Immigrant farmworkers pick strawberries in California in April 2024. Visions of America/Joe Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

People

Deporting millions of immigrants would shock the US economy, increasing housing,...

Staff Writer - February 18, 2025

Money doesn’t grow on smartphones. SERSOL/Stock via Getty Images Plus

People

Nonprofits get more donations when they vary their Facebook fundraising messages...

Staff Writer - February 16, 2025

The Sun’s distance from Earth allows it to be habitable for life. DrPixel/Moment via Getty Images

People

Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may...

Staff Writer - February 15, 2025

Congress has the authority to spend the nation’s money. Presidents try to get around that limitation. ATU Images-The Image Bank/Getty Images

People

Congress, not the president, decides on government spending − a constitutional...

Staff Writer - February 15, 2025

A protest in San Diego against the Trump administration’s mass deportation plan, Jan. 31, 2025. Carlos Moreno/NurPhoto via Getty Images

People

How Americans really feel about deporting immigrants – 3 charts explain...

Staff Writer - February 14, 2025

People work inside the TikTok building in Culver City, Calif., in March 2024. AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes

People

‘For You’: What to know about news on TikTok

Staff Writer - February 14, 2025

Asking how discarding an item fits with a person’s goals can help them decide whether to keep it. MoMo Productions via Getty Images`

People

Decluttering can be stressful − a clinical psychologist explains how personal...

Staff Writer - February 11, 2025

A lot has changed since the publication of this 1750 map of Palestine. Ken Welsh/Design Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Image

People

Map wars in the Middle East: How cartographers charted and helped...

Staff Writer - February 7, 2025

1...626364...157 Page 63 of 157

EXPLORING NATURE

The ‘Three Pure Ones,’ the deities considered the most pure representation of the Dao. Unknown author via Wikimedia Commons

People

From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...

Staff Writer - July 6, 2026

Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....

Life went on in the late 18th century, regardless of your everyday ailments. Archive Photos/Getty Images

How did it feel to be an American colonist in 1776?...

July 2, 2026

People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...

July 1, 2026

Leaving the pyrotechnics to the professionals is safer and more spectacular. YinYang/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires

June 30, 2026

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher in Caracas following an earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not...

June 27, 2026