For some families, Apple's assistant Siri has become a crucial bridge between their autistic children and the outside world.

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The recent series of hurricanes has demonstrated, climate change is no longer a nebulous futuristic menace, but an existential threat.

Americans will rail against the government at First Amendment infringements. But the government isn't the only entity that can censor speech or ideas.

Research seems to indicate that human echolocation is surprisingly sophisticated, and may aid a deeper understanding of hearing and sensory perception.

The last week of September is Banned Books Week, when the American Library Association calls our attention to works that have been censored.

Jim Henson, born September 24th, 1936, died at the young age of 54 after changing the way American children learn and how their parents are entertained.

During the Cold War, both the West and East Germany film industries made popular westerns. Yes, westerns. What was that all about?

It's easy to write off charisma as a superficial quality. Yet, studies have proven that charisma is in fact an integral element of good leadership.

Buon fresco, perhaps the best-known kind of wall painting, is the result of a chemical reaction turning paint and wet plaster into a single, solid surface.