Photo by Susan Smith via Flickr. Humans may have developed our long life spans as a result of nature's first babysitters: grandmothers. A new study published in the Proceedings of Royal Society B on Wednesday uses a…

Public art and music students demonstrate Tuesday outside the Greek Parliament in Athens against budget cuts affecting transportation to schools.

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Opposing campaign signs are displayed on Clinton Street in Defiance, Ohio. Photo by Joel Prince for The Washington Post via Getty Images. Twelve days until Election Day and, to almost no one's surprise, the presidential election appears to be coming…

There is no one villain in the battle against rising health care costs. Currently, the United States spends more on health care services than any other country, exceeding $2.6 trillion, or about 18 percent of gross domestic product. Most years,…

You may have thought debate season was over, but Tuesday evening four more candidates with presidential aspirations will spar. Third party candidates Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party), Jill Stein (Green Party), Virgil Goode (Constitution Party), and Rocky Anderson (Justice Party) will…