Great democracies rest on three pillars: the will of the people, trust in politicians, and strong institutions. Across the world, the second two are being torn down.  Do you trust the people? Being able to answer “yes” has long been taken as a litmus test of the depth of your commitment

Although more people reach old age each year, the ceiling for the human lifespan appears to be stuck at around 115 years, study indicates Humans are unlikely to ever blow out

States of emergency have been declared in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas as Hurricane Matthew barrels toward the Southeast coastline. More than 2 million people have been urged to evacuate their homes.

While 2016 is on pace to become the warmest year on record, climate change has been largely ignored at the presidential and vice-presidential debates so far. We look at Donald Trump’s