The Human Trafficking Task Force’s latest update on people forced into sex work and labor for others shows younger people now ...

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In this excerpt from "Sink or Swim," author Susannah Fisher explores the future of human migration, and what that will look ...

A recent study from Oregon State University estimated that more than 3,500 animal species are at risk of extinction because ...

Scientists are exploring leading-edge technologies that could transform how cancer is studied, detected and treated by catching it earlier, when it's more treatable and survival rates are highest.

Research from the U.S. National Safety Council indicates that human factors contribute to more than 90% of workplace ...

New study reveals how human astroviruses bind to humans cells and paves the way for new therapies and vaccines ...

U.S. economists may be barely holding on by their fingernails over the current state of the American economy, but strangely, ...

The convergence of digital health and assistive technology is opening new possibilities for enhancing communication, learning ...

No one can say with scientific confidence why we exist or what happens when we die. In fact, scientists have a tenuous grasp on what it even means to be conscious. But our purely human urge to ask the ...

Human factors are critical to the safety of the aviation industry. This topic was a key highlight of the 2025 Asia Pacific Aviation Safety Seminar (APASS), hosted by the Association of Asia Pacific ...