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

Combating antisemitism today: Holocaust education in the era of Twitter and TikTok

New passport rankings show that the world is opening up – but not for everyone

Lots of people believe in Bigfoot and other pseudoscience claims – this course examines why

Parsing which foods are healthy and which are less so isn't always straightforward – a new rating system aims to demystify the process

Grassroots AIDS activists fought for and won affordable HIV treatments around the world – but PEPFAR didn't change governments and pharma

Yoga: Modern research shows a variety of benefits to both body and mind from the ancient practice

Conserving the Congo Basin's precious ecosystem

Learn how the United States is working with the private sector and nongovernmental organizations to help preserve the Congo Basin.

PEPFAR: 20 years of impact

The U.S. global AIDS relief initiative known as PEPFAR has helped millions of people since it was created in 2003. Learn more about it.

Horror and anguish are playing out on repeat following the latest mass shooting – and the mental health scars extend far beyond those directly affected

Honoring Holocaust survivors via public service

January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Meet descendants of Holocaust survivors who work at the State Department and USAID.

Jewish doctors in the Warsaw Ghetto secretly documented the effects of Nazi-imposed starvation, and the knowledge is helping researchers today – podcast

Jewish doctors in the Warsaw Ghetto secretly documented the effects of Nazi-imposed starvation, and the knowledge is helping researchers today – Podcast

Online racial harassment leads to lower academic confidence for Black and Hispanic students

Brazil, US show that secure elections require agreement – not just cybersecurity and clear ballot records