Hispanic, Asian people drive population boom, stopping losses in many states
by Tim Henderson, Stateline August 1, 2025 Hispanic, Asian and multiracial residents drove population growth in the United States last year, and 16 states...
A Million Veterans Gave DNA To Aid Health Research. Scientists Worry the Data Will...
Darius Tahir
July 16, 2025
One of the world’s biggest genetic databases comprises DNA data donated over the years by more than a million retired military...
Is violent crime in the US higher than 25 years ago?
by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch July 30, 2025 Wisconsin Watch partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims....
Report shows violent crime continues to drop across US cities, including 3 in Va.
by Amanda Hernandez, Virginia Mercury July 25, 2025
Amid recent political rhetoric about rising crime and violence in American cities, a new analysis shows...
Is ChatGPT making us stupid?
Aaron French, Kennesaw State University
Back in 2008, The Atlantic sparked controversy with a provocative cover story: Is Google Making Us...
Who was the first pirate?
Brandon Prins, University of Tennessee
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d...
Moral Imagination
We constantly adjust our moral values based on our ideas about the world. That can be a tool for kindness,...
