Three incarcerated men who feature prominently in the Oscar-nominated documentary The Alabama Solution have been moved into solitary confinement without explanation, according to filmmakers Andrew ...

The world may seem orderly, but randomness and chaos shape everything in the universe, from enormous galaxies all the way down to subatomic particles. Take a chilly window sheeting over with ice: even ...

The pope, arriving in Lebanon, also encouraged that country’s Christians to stay where they are, despite economic, political and security concerns. By Motoko Rich Reporting from the papal plane en ...

(via Quanta) A simple question about a spinning needle has haunted mathematicians for more than a century. It led to the Kakeya conjecture, a cornerstone of modern analysis connecting geometry, ...

Indictments of our dehumanizing prison system don’t get much more conscience-piercing than what’s revealed in “The Alabama Solution,” a shattering documentary from Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman ...

The United Nations' General Assembly overwhelmingly voted on Friday to support a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict and urge Israel to commit to a Palestinian state. The 193-member ...

The United States was among 10 states that voted against a non-binding resolution for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Friday at the U.N. General Assembly. A resolution ...

The 193-member world body approved a nonbinding resolution endorsing the "New York Declaration," which sets out a phased plan to end the nearly 80-year conflict. The vote was 142-10 with 12 ...

UN resolution condemns Hamas and Israeli attacks in Gaza US and Israel criticize resolution as harmful, 'publicity stunt' Resolution supported by Gulf Arab states, opposed by US and Israel UNITED ...