Culture

Global health experts call into question sub-Saharan cancer data

Global health experts believe the current data on cancer prevalence, incidence and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa -- which determines how billions of pounds of...

Suicide rates rising for older US adults

Suicide rates for adults 40-64 years of age in the US have risen about 40 percent since 1999, with a sharp rise since 2007....

Experts warn of stem cell underuse as transplants reach one million worldwide

Findings of a new reveal striking variations between countries and regions in the use of this lifesaving stem cell transplantation, and high unmet need...

Teenagers aren’t swayed by celebrity culture as a route to success

Young people believe that to get on in life they should work hard, a new study concludes. The study also notes that many teenagers...

DNA evidence shows surprise cultural connections between Britain and Europe 8,000 years ago

DNA evidence shows surprise cultural connections between Britain and Europe 8,000 years ago. Researchers found evidence for a variety of wheat at a submerged...

Dying in front of the camera: What are the impacts?

Clips of protesters dying in consequence of current conflicts appear more and more frequently on YouTube. What do they trigger? How do they change...

5 Ways to Time-Travel (and Party) in New York

Anyone with a passion for the past can plunge into almost any historical period, from the Jazz Age to the Revolutionary era, for just...

Regilding the Gilded Age in New York

In cocktail bars, immersive theater companies and private clubs across the city, New Yorkers are keeping the decadent era alive. ...

Ratmansky’s New ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Looks Back to 1890

Alexei Ratmansky mounts an opulent new production of Tchaikovsky's fairy-tale classic for American Ballet Theater's 75th anniversary season. ...read more

Review: Sleater-Kinney at Terminal 5

Sleater-Kinney has made sure that its first tour since the band dissolved in 2006 is a resumption, not merely a reunion.