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AI can function as a charismatic figure without standing on a stage, establishing a church or gathering disciples, writes a scholar of religion.

Since appearing as a public shrine in 2001, the female death deity’s popularity has exploded and is a frequent sight in public ceremonies such as the Day of the Dead.

Official reports state that just 64 people died in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. The latest estimates put the real number at 4,645. How did the count go so wrong?

Bourdain’s brother, Christopher, has called for the publisher, Simon & Schuster, to halt publication until the book’s ‘many errors were corrected.’

Beijing is eager for more control over the selection of Tibetan Buddhist leaders like the Dalai Lama.

With hurricane season comes the usual efforts by insurance companies and government agencies to calculate the economic costs. An economist explains how they’re doing it wrong.

The usual way we calculate the economic damage of natural disasters underestimates their true toll – which is key to understanding the costs of climate change.

U.S. states need to put in place new ozone air quality standards, but how they are measured – based on peak ozone – doesn’t always best reflect a city’s overall air quality.

McNaughton’s works elicit giddy mockery from the left and effusive love from the right. Why do they resonate so strongly?

Social media acted as both a magnifier and accelerator to protests, linking perceived injustice to on-the-ground activism.