As religion declines in the United States, where are people turning for meaning and purpose? A UC Santa Barbara professor is ...

What accounts for this seeming paradox? How does an industry that has hemorrhaged consumers by the millions remain so ...

Decades went by where it was possible to establish an independent Palestinian state living side by side with Israel. They ...

A new study suggests that individuals who prefer social systems with clear hierarchies tend to judge corporate wrongdoing less harshly than people who favor equality. This tendency appears to be ...

As nearly 50,000 delegates representing more than 190 countries descended on the Brazilian city of Belem earlier this week ...

In a democracy, symbols are sacred, but their interpretations, adoptions, and usage are human and therefore political.

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Florence, South Carolina harbors a time-traveling emporium where yesterday’s discards become today’s discoveries and tomorrow’s heirlooms. Palmetto Peddlers Antique Mall isn’t just shopping—it’s an ...

Before the city became a restaurant capital, its communities built entire food worlds of their own. You can still try these dishes, but only if you know whom to ask ...

The Airbender introduced audiences to unique creatures, like sky bisons and the Unagi, and we decide which one is the coolest ...

At Natural Tunnel State Park in Duffield, Virginia, she’s done exactly that – except instead of shuttling grumpy commuters, this 850-foot limestone tunnel carries a railroad through a mountain while ...