Joel Smith

Can a sociologist and a journalist get an ethnically fractured city engaged?

Domestic violence may not be on the decline, but a new study suggests that acceptance of it is.

The City of Buenos Aires is organizing a tour of Pope Francis' old haunts.

A new report says emerging countries like China and Brazil are hungry for the stuff.

Fewer people are dying on the roads of France than in the last 65 years, but what about in the rest of the world?

As if you needed another reason to book a flight

A new study that unlocks the secrets of beer's taste also tells us something about its health benefits.

The healing power of Batman, and other great tales from academia this year.

New research shows that simple scents can get customers in the buying spirit

"Obamacare" is one of the most divisive issues of the presidential election. But a new Stanford survey suggests that nobody really even understands it. What about you?

A seven-part quiz