“Vocabulism” is a Salon series about how the internet is killing the English language, one word at a time. The Internet has a long and well-established history of sapping the meaning from ...

A narrow definition such as income inequality does not capture the vast disparities in power that define our society.

The last decade has been the hottest decade in human history.  Driven by drought and extreme winds, a massive fire burned its ...

Test your problem-solving skills with these 62 lateral thinking puzzles. They’ll challenge you to think out of the box to ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Katrina Ávila Munichiello is an experienced editor, writer, fact-checker, and proofreader with more than fourteen years of experience working with print and online publications. Investopedia / Lara ...

Holdings from the library at the Goddard Space Flight Center, which includes unique documents from the early 20th century to the Soviet space race, will be warehoused or thrown out. By Eric Niiler Our ...