Case in point: the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, a deeply unpopular law that effectively radicalized large swaths of the American electorate. It led to widespread civil disobedience, the destruction of ...

Roughly one full week after the modest blizzard in Washington, D.C., much of the district is still a mess. The government does not work well.

Abstract: Precisely grasping an object is a challenging task due to pose uncertainties. Conventional methods have used cameras and fixtures to reduce object uncertainty. They are effective but require ...

The Supreme Court is currently considering whether the Constitution requires public schools to out transgender students to ...

Reese Witherspoon has played an entire constellation of women over the years, but Elle Woods remains one of the brightest stars in her orbit. In Legally Blonde, she wasn’t just the pink-saturated ...

Golden Retrievers love food, and they’re experts at trying to balance manners with subdued enthusiasm so they have even the slightest chance of their human offering them a bite. When pizza enters the ...

Google DeepMind is teaming up with Boston Dynamics to give its humanoid robots the intelligence required to navigate unfamiliar environments and identify and manipulate objects—precisely the kinds of ...

Sobelle transforms this makeshift attic into a space of reflection and wonder as he unpacks our relationship to everyday objects: breaking, buying, finding, fixing, giving, losing, winning, trading, ...

The pilot of a private plane reportedly made an eerie discovery while flying thousands of feet over Rhode Island, marking the latest in unexplained encounters baffling both experts and civilians alike ...

The United Nations rarely moves fast on disarmament. This year, though, it did something unusual. On November 6, the General Assembly’s First Committee, where states debate over questions of ...

As the holidays close in and screens light up with sales, social posts, and endless alerts, families are looking for more than just a digital detox. A new Pew survey shows one-third of U.S. parents ...