Has immigration to the United States ever been more contentious or partisan? A new book explores the history.

The sharp divergence in excess death rates that emerged in the post-vaccine period "is pretty striking… and the magnitudes are quite large."

Associate Professor Mai Hassan documents bureaucratic systems in Eastern Africa set up for coercion, as well as roadblocks to democratic government.

Linguistic analysis shows that activists and politicians have very different messages when it comes to the environment.

The turmoil at Twitter has many people turning to an alternative, Mastodon. The social media platform does a lot of what Twitter and Facebook do, but there are key differences.

A new survey of academic experts raises concerns about election denial and whether losing candidates will concede.

A new BIDMC study suggests that divisive political events like elections can negatively affect one's sleep and emotional well-being.

More conservative state policies were generally associated with higher mortality of working-age adults in a new study.

It’s tempting to focus on the minority of Americans who hold negative views about scientists. But blaming others for their lack of trust won’t build the relationships that can boost trust.