Cousins inherit an old house in rural Normandy and retrace the steps of their ancestors in 19th century Paris.

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In 'Project Hail Mary,' a human and an alien figure out how to cooperate across space. In real life, we can't see that fellow humans are our neighbors.

Separating out the myths and facts of AI. Artificial intelligence is a nightmare to write about. It’s not just the technical ...

Ever since the Supreme Court recognized birthright citizenship in 1898, generations of Americans have accepted that the ...

He was a target of UNC’s Board of Governors. Now his brief worked its way, repeatedly, into last week’s US Supreme Court oral ...

The Birthright Clause did not invent a new idea: it constitutionalized an old one.

In Trump v. Barbara, the Trump administration is trying to erase the 14th Amendment’s promise of birthright citizenship to ...

Discover 15 endangered species that haven't changed since the age of dinosaurs. See the rare photos of nature's survivors.