Kennedy Jr. has attracted a lot of attention for his raspy voice, which results from a neurological voice disorder called spasmodic dysphonia. Kennedy, 71, says that in his 40s he developed a ...

Tobacco companies say that heated tobacco products have fewer health risks than cigarettes, but there is little clear data to support that claim.

The Drawings of Victor Hugo offers a rare glimpse into the dark and moody world of the renowned writer best known for his novels The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Misérables.

Our study found that older adults are no more likely to experience muscle soreness after a workout than young adults are.

The international legal order is floundering. The geopolitical and resource policy priorities of the United States are shifting. These changes now implicate the international framework for governing ...

In each episode, we invite our guests to reflect on the assumptions that lie behind the question, “But where are you really from?“ and how they respond.

Met Gala in New York City is a dazzling collision of celebrity, fashion and media frenzy. The event is ostensibly a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, which houses a ...

Ahead of a public event in London on May 8 on what the latest research can tell us about the state of democracy, The Conversation asked Scott Williamson, Associate Professor in Comparative Political ...

The Colorado June air was thick with summer heat. Mosquitoes rose in clouds around us, testing our resolve while we gathered our cameras and sensors. We walked into the wetland, d ...

Escalating those protocols will redirect students to other countries and weaken US global leadership, a scholar argues.

A scholar who became a gun owner later in life found there is more to firearms than criminal violence, injury and death, and more to gun culture than democracy-destroying right-wing politics.

VanderWeele, Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard University A global study seeks insights into what helps people feel happy, healthy and satisfied – and what holds them back.