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An extremely well preserved fossil feather could reveal why some birds survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid, and others did not.

A lock of hair, 15 years of sleuthing and a 200-year-old question. In History by a Hair, Smithsonian Institution scholar Richard Kurin follows the DNA trail back to Thomas Jefferson.

The governor of California has signed into law a ban on child marriage. What is the status of other efforts to ban the practice? And do bans prove effective?

Foulkes and Block discussed affordability, state government and Rhode Island’s future during a forum moderated by Ocean State Media’s Ian Donnis

Khalil was the face of the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University when immigration agents arrested him and sent him to detention in Louisiana. His new memoir is No Land to Stand On.

Parental monitoring can help protect kids from the harms of social media and excess screen time. Screen time boundaries plus early and open conversations about online habits can make kids less vulnerable.

The leading smart ring manufacturer says the delay is "despite strong demand." It was betting its trove of health data would be a hit with Wall Street.

New York prosecutors are reopening an investigation into an alleged rape case at Cornell University in 2024. The school will allow outside counsel to examine its actions around the case.

Fears are growing of a return to war in Ethiopia's Tigray region, just four years after a devastating conflict ended in a fragile peace deal.

President Trump has brought his New York real estate background to the White House. But experts say D.C. is a very different historic and legal landscape — and worry about the precedent he could set.