Social Sciences

New archaeological finds offer a glimpse of family life 6,500 years ago

Archaeologists say the ornate ruins of Nero’s theater were found near the Vatican at a site earmarked for a luxury hotel

Here’s how social media can help conspiracy theories spread and even spark violence

Florida’s Department of Education has approved classroom use of videos that spout climate disinformation and distort climate science

On this date 78 years ago, the first atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima. Survivors involuntarily provided key medical data for years, without receiving any help

U.S. journalism needs to be treated as a “public good” like roads, schools and bridges

Breaking down “toxic masculinity” is complicated, especially amid fears of a masculinity crisis. Just look at one video game’s attempt

Our financial systems need to be overhauled to avoid the kind of social-media-fueled bank run that killed Silicon Valley Bank

What does it take to correct the scientific record? And who—and what—stands in the way? The answer to both questions is: everyone

A Nobel laureate in economics explains how artificial intelligence will affect inequality—and how solutions such as a shorter work week might mitigate its negative effects

A clinical health psychologist talks about Barbie’s influence on how women and girls view their body

Astrophysicist Aomawa Shields recounts her alternative career path in a new memoir about life, space and motherhood