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Some companies issue what are called special dividends: irregular, one-time payouts that don’t follow the normal cycle and often differ significantly in amount.

Directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady tell IndieWire about making their latest documentary feel as momentous and magical as it does to come of age.

The FDA is still on track to meet its user fee targets despite a higher-than-normal vacancy rate among scientific reviewers.

Abivax shares surged 500% after positive phase 3 results for obefazimod in moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis. Click here ...

The expansion of remote work, advances in AI and the growth of influencer platforms have all led to a kind of self-employment ...

Researchers have documented for the first time that insects can hear and react to plants’ acoustic distress signals, which ...

Attribution science is enabling climate victims to sue the world’s top polluters for damages and the first successful case ...

Studies suggest that some commercially available health tests are inaccurate and unsuitable for public use. Rebecca Coombes , Hristio Boytchev , and Gareth Iacobucci ask if regulation is adequately ...

The council approved guidelines for the 2026 budget on Monday, including a year-long hiring freeze and policies aiming to ...

These real-life rattlesnake bite stories show how even experts can make dangerous mistakes. Here’s how to stay safe in snake ...

The Trump administration’s legal case for cutting nearly $3 billion in federal aid to Harvard University was met with ...