The Rubble of Palmyra
ISIS did not merely blast apart old stones—it attacked the very foundations of pluralistic society.
ISIS did not merely blast apart old stones—it attacked the very foundations of pluralistic society.
According to new research, between 2009 and 2014, wage loss across all jobs averaged 4 percent. But for those in the bottom quintile, those losses averaged 5.7 percent.
After a lackluster summer, the famous neurosurgeon is finally surging—but his reliance on the conservative grassroots might be a burden as much as a boon.
The new Justice Department regulations will prevent its agents from monitoring phones without a warrant, but will not apply to state and local law enforcement.
"It's like a sort of primeval joy."
An image of a small child evokes an unfathomably huge tragedy.
The ad industry quietly becoming the world’s leading producer of weep-worthy viral videos
How the Islamic State uses economic persecution as a recruitment tactic
From Katrina to Fukushima, there’s a long history of catastrophes that people saw coming, but still didn't stop.
This gelatinous animal is actually a group of tiny clones.
A reading list of horrific realities, from those who have imagined the bleakest outcomes and those who have borne witness to the unimaginable.
Climate change means the end of our world, but the beginning of another—one with a new set of species and ecosystems.
The state nearly set a record for number of acres burned this year, while the Iditarod once more had to be moved north.
Amazon’s new TV drama focuses on a fundamentalist judge who’s pursuing the men who assaulted his daughter-in-law.
Baby Boomers, on the other hand, are quite okay with their label.
In continuing to tinker with the universe she built eight years after it ended, J.K. Rowling might be falling into the same trap as Star Wars’s George Lucas.
The man who made computers personal was a genius and a jerk. A new documentary wonders whether his legacy can accommodate both realities.
"We have a bunch of kids on this team where the community told them they'd probably never amount to anything."
A little-known neighborhood called Versailles comes together in protest.
Hugo Ortega's journey to owning three of Houston's top restaurants
"I was expecting to have to deal with a ton of hate mail."
College students are increasingly demanding protection from words and ideas they don’t like. Here’s why that’s disastrous for education—and mental health.
Burning Man is underway in the Nevada desert, the migrant crisis grew in both scale and impact, new Star Wars toys went on sale worldwide, China marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Alaska's Mt. McKinley was renamed Denali, and much more.
What’s with all of the headlines explaining the feelings people may or may not have?
What do Google's trippy neural network-generated images tell us about the human mind?
Katrina was a mess nobody wanted to take, or to assign, responsibility for.
Understanding social norms for the phone means accepting the fact that the things we call "phones" are actually computers.
It’s not just Trump: With Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina on the rise, Republicans are loving outsiders and shunning politicians.
By reorienting the GOP’s foreign-policy debate away from the Middle East, the flamboyant frontrunner took the pact off the front page.
Encouraging a focus on white identity is a dangerous approach for a country in which white supremacy has been a toxic force.
The brash billionaire would seem to stand for values they despise—yet conservative Christian voters are flocking to his campaign.
In Beijing, China marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, and its role in defeating Japan, by holding an enormous military parade and declaring a new national holiday. The spectacle involved more than 12,000 troops, 500 pieces of military hardware, and 200 aircraft.
Some Republican candidates are promoting a policy change that would hurt workers by disguising it with a pleasant-sounding phrase.
The semi-retirement of Heather Armstrong’s blog, Dooce, speaks to the challenges of earning money as an individual blogger.
Economic observers have feared that machines were making human workers obsolete. In a sense, they’ve been right.
“We have this socially progressive church, all these queer people, and you know what we have in our liturgy every Sunday? Confession and absolution. ”
“I’m amazed not by the growth in test scores, but rather by how many people are talking about the state of public education in the city.”
For parents, summer break often means expensive extracurriculars and an incredibly inconvenient schedule.
New research finds that The Princeton Review is more likely to charge more in areas home to more Asian Americans.
In New Orleans and elsewhere, old-line parochial schools are seeing their enrollments plummet.
Compared to their peers, “American Indian” and “Alaska Native” students aren’t growing as much in enrollment or attainment.
In some cases, the adventure starts before arriving.
A poll finds a split in the outlook among racial groups in the United States.
FEMA Director Craig Fugate on why the Katrina response failed and why citizens can’t just wait for the government to save them in a huge disaster
When we asked readers to show us what a successful life looks like, we received hundreds of submissions. Then, we smashed them up.
The past is beautiful until you’re reminded it’s ugly.
As the season finale reminded, USA’s acclaimed new series is many things, but it’s mostly an exploration of manipulation.
Some people see threats even when none are present. Strangely, it can make them more creative.
A brain-imaging study suggests the hormone might play a role in differences in how men and women speak.
A side effect of a federal drug law has left legal pot farmers without any approved pesticides.
The neurologist leaves behind a body of work that reveals a lifetime of asking difficult questions with empathy.
The drug modafinil was recently found to enhance cognition in healthy people. Should you take it to get a raise?
"The Internet is the most important storytelling invention since the concept of language."
On September 3, China will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the surrender of Japan and the end of World War II, but the service of many veterans of that conflict has been unrecognized for decades.