DEAR ERIC: I love my family. I went away as the gay black sheep but always have tried to be the one who gives back. I paid for college and a Ph.D. on my own steam (scholarships and three jobs).

U.S. filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer, now based in Denmark, worries his "home country is perhaps becoming a dictatorship." "It ...

The number of Black people living in the United States reached a new high of 48.3 million in 2023. That’s up a third (33%) since 2000, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of government data.

Besides stars, the United States Navy uses quasars as beacons. Quasars are distant galaxies with supermassive black holes, surrounded by ... X-Ray Flashes from a Nearby Supermassive Black Hole ...

“Oh, God,” purred the Iranian, “I’m so happy to have some people!” We paused our frantic cross-table whispering as a member ...

The detailed tables which have been made available display unrounded tabulations using IPUMS data. This fact sheet relies on people self-identifying their race and ethnicity in the Census Bureau’s ...

Few people have spent time gazing into a sheep’s eyes, but if you have, you may have noticed something very strange about their pupils. Instead of being round, as is the case with humans, they are ...

“I’m the happiest in the world just to be.” Damari’s post was signed with the “rock on” emoji, in a nod to the gesture her hand now permanently makes. In highly emotional pictures and ...