Living in the riverside village of Sipat in the Philippines, Josephine Dela Cruz watches the soil erode with every storm, haunted by the fear that one day the ground will wash away completely and take ...

Teck Resources Ltd. TECK-B-T and London-based Anglo American PLC NGLOY are dismissing investor concerns over a wrinkle in the British miner’s shareholder structure that has crept into the approval ...

Democrats would be in danger of losing around a dozen majority-minority districts across the South if the court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act. Republicans gain 12 more seats, including ...

Global growth is projected at –4.9 percent in 2020, 1.9 percentage points below the April 2020 World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a more negative impact on activity ...

Tech billionaire Peter Thiel recently warned that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and critics of technology or artificial intelligence are “legionnaires of the Antichrist” in private lectures on ...

Using an algorithm they call the Krakencoder, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine are a step closer to unraveling how the brain's wiring supports the way we think and act. The study, published June ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday paving the way for a TikTok deal that could transfer majority ownership of the app to Americans. While it appears the terms of the agreement ...

Photonic crystals are periodic optical structures that can control the flow of light. Multiple reflections from surfaces separated by a distance similar to the wavelength prevent an optical beam from ...

Proof of work validates transactions on a blockchain by miners solving hash puzzles. Bitcoin uses proof of work, rewarding miners with coins for adding blocks. Proof of stake offers a less ...

Caroline Banton has 6+ years of experience as a writer of business and finance articles. She also writes biographies for Story Terrace. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer ...

As soon as your eyes open in the morning, you must start making decisions. Hit snooze, or get up right away? Coffee before shower, or shower first? What should I wear? These morning decisions can ...

The debate over gun control in the United States has waxed and waned over the years. In particular, the ready availability of assault weapons and ammunition continues to provoke national discussion in ...