'Acts that defy humanity:' 3 essential reads on police brutality, race and the power of video evidence

FDA advisory committee votes unanimously in favor of a one-shot COVID-19 vaccine approach – 5 questions answered

LA's long, troubled history with urban oil drilling is nearing an end after years of health concerns

Power struggles in nature can be more subtle, nuanced and strategic than just dog-eat-dog

Independent voters can be decisive in elections – but they're pretty unpredictable, not 'shadow partisans'

Rural Americans aren't included in inflation figures – and for them, the cost of living may be rising faster

It shouldn't seem so surprising when the pope says being gay 'isn't a crime' – a Catholic theologian explains

Beavers and oysters are helping restore lost ecosystems with their engineering skills – podcast

Prince Harry's kill count revelation could spark important discussions about war's effects on soldiers

People blame and judge parents for children's heavier weights

How California's ambitious new climate plan could help speed energy transformation around the world

Debates over sacred images in the Byzantine Empire show why it's hard to appease any side

What's effective altruism? A philosopher explains

Ukraine has a mixed record of treating its citizens fairly – that could make it harder for it to maintain peace, once the war ends

Defending Ukraine: Hospitallers

This installment in a series focuses on a group of volunteer paramedics who respond to the medical needs of civilians and soldiers.

US will give military tanks to Ukraine, signaling Western powers' long-term commitment to thwarting Russia

Standing with the people 2 years after Burma coup

Two years after its coup, the military regime in Burma continues to carry out a brutal campaign of violence against its own people.

COVID-19 deaths in the US continue to be undercounted, research shows, despite claims of 'overcounts'

Calls for Pope Benedict's sainthood make canonizing popes seem like the norm – but it's a long and politically fraught process

Starbucks fans are steamed: The psychology behind why changes to a rewards program are stirring up anger, even though many will get grande benefits

Atlanta's BeltLine shows how urban parks can drive 'green gentrification' if cities don't think about affordable housing at the start

Even bivalent updated COVID-19 boosters struggle to prevent omicron subvariant transmission – an immunologist discusses why new approaches are necessary

Fossil teeth reveal how brains developed in utero over millions of years of human evolution – new research

The SAT and ACT are less important than you might think

Typical mass shooters are in their 20s and 30s – suspects in California's latest killings are far from that average

Monterey Park: A pioneering Asian American suburb shaken by the tragedy of a mass shooting

'The Whale' is a horror film that taps into our fear of fatness

Democracies don't just bounce back after dictatorships – Argentina's Oscar nominee shows what justice afterward looks like

Device transmits radio waves with almost no power – without violating the laws of physics

How some enslaved Black people stayed in Southern slaveholding states – and found freedom