Our earliest experiences—roughly the first five years of our life—have a profound effect on us because they are our first experiences. It’s like we’re born with a blank slate and these experiences ...

America is aging rapidly. By 2034, there will be more seniors than children for the first time in our country’s history. Meanwhile, the federal debt has exploded and will be the equivalent of a second ...

Hypertension is described by the World Health Organisation as a “silent killer” because it’s often undiagnosed, and even once diagnosed, it’s often uncontrolled. A study has compared treating ...

This is the first installment of a new column by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò. In 1962, eminent philosopher Bertrand Russell received a series of letters from Sir Oswald Mosley, the founder of the British Union ...

The death of a tourist in Tasmania's Cradle Mountain National Park has prompted questions over the efficacy of safety measures in place. Premier Jeremy Rockliff shared his condolences for the family ...

Apple and Google's base flagship handsets each pack a lot of value for $799, with both phones getting noticeable improvements over prior models. Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering ...

A father gave a home run ball he caught for his son to a woman who confronted him at a baseball game. The father chose to de-escalate the situation as a teaching moment for his children who were ...

Post Opinions asked readers how political figures, campus leaders, activists and ordinary people could improve our politics and move toward a more civil discourse. Here are their responses. As a ...

Policymakers on both sides of the aisle agree: Students need access to civics education. But the best ways to teach the subject—especially amid current events like political violence and the ...

When Joe Rogan cited a Washington Post article on his podcast to suggest that Earth might actually be cooling, TikTokers were quick to point out that he got it wrong. "Essentially, they found that ...

As education savings account (ESA) laws have been adopted by a number of states in the past few years, many observers have wondered how these work in practice. One huge area of interest is their ...

Before Jane Goodall went to Tanzania for the first time in 1960 to observe chimpanzees, we knew little about their rich method of communication, or the fact they like being tickled. We certainly ...