The Eastern Zhou period (771–221 BC), characterized by social stratification, was marked by important inequality. Here the authors analyse 32 skeletons from Songzhuang Cemetery in Henan Province using ...

Nonprofit organizations that work directly with people must maintain a persistent eye on any potential developments on the horizon. With 2025 fast approaching, the start of a new year offers nonprofit ...

The miracle drugs helping America fight obesity can have a dangerous downside: triggering disordered eating. Even a chatbot trained on nutrition and fitness research that dispenses reasonable-sounding ...

Preaching that addresses social issues has been a fraught challenge for each generation of ministers who seeks to educate their churches about faith and politics and speak truth to power through ...

One of the first national efforts to combat loneliness as a societal health problem fizzled after the pandemic amid economic slowdown and political polarization. But the initiative also raised ...

From self-driving cars to virtual assistants, AI has already significantly impacted our daily lives. Perhaps AI’s biggest potential lies in its ability to tackle some of the world’s most pressing ...

Last week, Azerbaijan hosted the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, also known as COP29. Its main objectives were to agree on a financial framework for climate change mitigation and ...

After pro-Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol, how will the United States address many of the issues that underlie the chaos, particularly extreme polarization? This roundup of articles explores ...

It's time to rethink how we address the mental health epidemic gripping our society. New research suggests better long-term solutions may come from addressing root causes, as opposed to focusing only ...

College students in the humanities and social sciences are constantly learning about the world’s biggest problems — from inequality, wars, forced displacement, hunger and famine, discrimination and ...