Meghna Chakrabarti

A tunnel. A bright light. Reuniting with deceased loved ones. Many people who have near-death experiences have remarkably similar stories. Why?

You might think a healthy brain starts and ends in your head – but there are miles and miles of neuron fibers that connect your brain with nearly every corner of your body. Why a healthy brain needs a healthy body.

When politicians talk about America's working class, they often mean blue collar workers without college degrees. But as more workers feel financially squeezed, should we expand that definition?

Since Google Maps launched in 2005, the little blue dot has come to symbolize a transformation in how we navigate through the world — wholly reliant on GPS. But what do we lose when we no longer get lost?

Flock cameras are used by thousands of police forces across the country to track vehicles. But a growing popular backlash has led to cities canceling their Flock contracts. What that says about the tension between public safety and privacy in America.

Highly toxic wastewater from America's fracking boom is buried in deep underground wells. But in some places that toxic waste is bubbling upwards — threatening local drinking water. How Marietta, Ohio is trying to fight fracking waste.

One in 5 Americans say they've seen a ghost. But what if it was really our brain that had tricked us into thinking we saw something we didn't?

It's not just phones anymore. More teachers and even entire U.S. school districts are cutting back the time students spend on laptops and other screens. How do students really learn -- and do screens help or hurt?

An OpenAI cybersecurity test took an unexpected turn when hundreds of its AI agents got around safeguards and hacked into another tech company. Should OpenAI have done more to prevent the attack?

The Treasury Department recently eliminated a rule that required American companies to identify their owners. The rule was intended to prevent money laundering. What's driving the decision to drop it?