Tulsa Race Massacre survivors Viola Ford Fletcher, third from right, and Lessie Benningfield Randle, second to right, are flanked by descendants of massacre survivors at an interim study on Thursday…
Young adults who experienced neglect as children may have more difficulty feeling pleasure than those who were abused, a study in Depression & Anxiety suggests. “[Childhood trauma] exerts a lasting impact on cognition, emotion,…
The 2023 edition of the global Women Peace and Security Index (WPS Index) scores and ranks 177 countries in terms of women’s inclusion, justice, and security. No country performs perfectly…
Melting in West Antarctica, a region which includes the "Doomsday Glacier" that threatens the globe with severe sea level rise, could be inevitable in the future due to warming oceans,…
A study of bones held in a Cleveland museum reveals a new side to the pandemic’s story—and a new way to think about pandemics to come. IN THE LAST hard…
Men are not born stoic or emotionally isolated. They are created through different peer groups, societal expectations and ideals of traditional masculinity that value hiding vulnerability over showing empathy. This…
Claudia, youth plaintiff in Layla H. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, accepting award on behalf of Julia Olson and Our Children’s Trust, October 2023 (Photo by Elizabeth Dickinson) The International Center…
Morality police absent from streets of Iran's major cities for months, leading some to hope that force disbanded; However, against backdrop of waning hijab protests, Tehran launches campaign on non-compliance;…
This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network. Some 13,000 chemicals are associated with plastic production, of which only 7,000 or so have been investigated for…
You’ve probably heard of Matthew Desmond’s ideas, even if you haven’t heard his name. He’s an author, MacArthur Fellow, and a professor of Sociology at Princeton University, and his book Evicted won…