A forthcoming study offers new insights into voters' behavior at the polls, including their reactions to long lines and voter ID laws.

New natural resource revenue may exacerbate corruption in states already struggling with government corruption, new research finds.

Exposure to extremely hot weather relative to the norm during pregnancy puts women and infants at risk for health problems.

To save money and help with teacher recruitment, a growing number of public schools are taking Fridays off. We've gathered research on the benefits and consequences of four-day school weeks.

A new paper quantifies the amount of household instability U.S. children experience over the course of their childhoods. A key source of instability: siblings, stepsiblings and other relatives.

The federal agency charged with ensuring fairness in housing is proposing a rule change critics say would make it harder to fight housing discrimination — and supporters say would help prevent unnecessary lawsuits.

When Democratic presidential candidates appeal to Latino voters, white Democrats become less supportive and, in certain circumstances, respond by giving more support to Republican candidates, a study finds.

There is an old story -- an apocryphal tale of the undead reanimated -- a legend passed down from stock broker to stock broker. They call it “the Halloween strategy.”

Research shows the extent to which doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants across the nation have oversupplied patients with opioids, spurring a national crisis.

Health warning labels that use strong causal language deter consumers more than labels with weaker language.