Keeping food safe requires robust regulation. But when we starve the agencies that enforce safety laws, the results can be ...

When you go to a country that speaks the same language, understanding people and being understood may not be as easy as you ...

Many nations hold debt so large they have to borrow just to pay the interest. Can that cycle continue forever? And if it can't, what happens?

Can a healthier population harm a national economy in the long run if there are fewer young people to care for rising numbers ...

Depending on what part of China's economy you look at, it seems either wealthy or weak. Should the rest of the world be ...

This article is the fourth in a series to recognize World News Day. Check out these other stories in the series: →Why people turn to trusted news only when they think they need it. →Why people avoid ...

As Canada’s relationship with the United States sours, Europe looks to sweeten its ties to the Land of the Maple Leaf. Here is a taste of what that means. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney holds up ...

The world pummels teens with information and disinformation and expects them to sort it all out. And you are surprised when they just want to check out? A teen scrolls through social media.

In a world where things move so fast, people travel from over the world to appreciate the timelessness of books written by human hand, on paper. Translations of books by James Joyce on display at the ...

Extreme weather events are forcing people out of their homes around the world. How can we better prepare for these population shifts? Editor’s note: It is estimated that wildfires that continue to ...

As Indigenous people in Peru harvest stories of their past tied to the rubber industry, governments and corporations find that history isn’t easy to erase. The Iron House or Casa de Fierro in Iquitos, ...

Technology and environmental changes happen so fast, we can’t picture the world five years from now, let alone 50. So how to best prepare for the unknown? A person lays out a map as she packs for ...