The Why? Movement

Why Are Europeans (So Much) Happier Than Americans? What Makes a Society a Genuinely Happy Place — and How America Got it Wrong

Why Do Chimpanzees Throw P**p? Chimpanzees in captivity are known to throw their own p**p at visitors. What's behind this crappy behavior?

Why Is Everyone Talking About 30-50 Feral Hogs? That run into your yard within 3-5 minutes while your small kids play.

Why Do So Many People Claim Social Security at 62? -- The Motley Fool Here are a few explanations behind this trend.

Biodegradable plastics have existed for decades. So why aren't they mainstream?

Interview on biodegradable plastics Salon spoke with an expert on biodegradable plastics to learn about how we can save the planet.

Why is Mitch McConnell blocking bills to protect U.S. elections? Mitch McConnell ignores the warnings of Robert Mueller about the seriousness of Russian interference in our elections. Evan McMullin and Michael Weiss explain why election security legislation is vital to the integrity of a free and fair election in 2020.

Opinion | Why Are We Still Looking for Oil and Gas? In choosing leaders, our test should be: Will they increase or decrease the extraction of fossil fuels?

The world is literally on fire – so why is it business as usual for politicians? | Arwa Mahdawi Our extreme weather is making me nostalgic for the damp conditions of my English childhood. But despite the climate emergency, capitalism continues regardless, says Arwa Mahdawi

Why Is There A Framed Photo Of Tomi Lahren Hanging At Border Patrol HQ In DC? A large, framed photograph of right-wing commentator and Fox Nation host Tomi Lahren posing with border patrol agents is hanging...

Ask Ethan: Why Do Gravitational Waves Travel Exactly At The Speed Of Light? General Relativity has nothing to do with light or electromagnetism at all. So how to gravitational waves know to travel at the speed of light?

Son of Concorde: Why is the Mach 5 airliner always 20 years away? READING the excited announcements of a new hypersonic airliner that could slash the time of a...

Why are we still pretending 'trickle-down' economics work? | Morris Pearl Art Laffer, ‘godfather’ of supply-side economic theory, is going to be awarded a presidential medal. He doesn’t deserve it

Why hasn't the Trump campaign paid all its police security bills? Ten city governments from Arizona to Pennsylvania say the president’s political committee has yet to pay hundreds of thousands in security bills.

Why is Norway the land of electric cars? We look at how the Scandinavian country is streets ahead of others when it comes to electric cars.

AOC grills pharma CEO: ‘Why does your HIV drug cost $2K in the US, but only $8 in Australia?’ Footage of AOC grilling Gilead CEO Daniel O’Day went viral this week.

The Inuit don't shout at their children – so why do we? The western idea that rage is an emotion that needs to be set free is not universally shared

Fertility clinics destroy embryos all the time. Why aren't conservatives after them? Last month, my husband and I signed forms donating an embryo we had conceived to medical research. Meanwhile, conservative Republicans are vowing to defund Planned Parenthood for allowing women who have abortions to make the same choice.

Reporter dragged away after confronting televangelist: ‘Why do you need a $54 million jet?’ Televangelist Jesse Duplantis didn't like being asked why an alleged man of God needs a $54 million private jet.

Opinion | Why Did Ilhan Omar’s Tweets Trigger More Outrage Than Synagogue Shootings? We don’t like to admit it, but these days rabbis are struggling. And our congregants are struggling. Post-Pittsburgh and post-Poway, we need help.

Why do women running for president lag behind men in media coverage? Women presidential candidates are receiving less attention and more negative coverage. Is it sexism or are other factors at work?

Sweden's Prostitution Solution: Why Hasn't Anyone Tried This Before? In a centuries deep sea of clichés despairing that 'prostitution will always be with us', one country's success stands out as a solitary beacon lighting the way. In just five years Sweden has dramatically reduced the number of its women in prostitution. In the capital city of Stockholm the number of...

Why Can't the Military Root Out Far-Right Extremism in Its Own Ranks? The Department of Homeland Security fumbled a domestic terrorism report in 2009 that warned about right-wing militias targeting the U.S. Army for recruits.

Why was Trump’s ex-chief of staff at Homestead detention center for migrant kids? John Kelly, ex-chief of staff for President Donald Trump, was spotted at the Homestead shelter for unaccompanied minors Thursday. Kelly sat on the board of DC Capital Partners, the company that runs the facility.

Why Are Highly Educated Americans Getting More Liberal? Today, more than half of Americans who went to graduate school are liberal. Less than one in three were in 1994.

Analysis | The House voted 420 to 0 to release the Mueller report. So why is Lindsey Graham blocking the bill? Graham has convincing political reasons to let the Senate vote on this, and now.

Question posed to Donald Trump by Chris Wallace of Fox "News": "Why on Earth would you side with Kim Jong Un over the Warmbier family?".

Chris Wallace Rips Trump: ‘Why on Earth Would You Side With Kim Jong Un Over the Warmbier Family?’ Fox News anchor Chris Wallace expressed his confusion and dismay at President Donald Trump saying he believe North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un did not know about the torture of Otto Warmbier.

Why Are Separated Families Told They Must Use a Tiny Georgia Travel Agency to Reunite? Nobody seems to know why they're insisting people use the tiny Georgia travel agency—including Southwest Key.

Question posed by Donald Trump:

"Why shouldn't I like [North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un]?"

'Why shouldn't I like him?' Trump piled praise on Kim Jong Un in his first interview since their summit collapsed The president in an interview with Sean Hannity Thursday night described the North Korean leader as a "real leader."

Why Is Academic Writing So Needlessly Complex? A new movement strives for simplicity.

Opinion | Why Can’t Trump Build Anything? Infrastructure won’t happen until the Democrats regain control.

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Jenny McCarthy Hurt Kids. Why is She Still on TV? The former celebrity face of the anti-vaxxer movement has a hit show on television and no remorse for her irresponsible fear-mongering. Why is America ok with it?

Why Is It Difficult to Get Christians to Care About the Earth? What if environmentalism was essential to evangelism?

Why do mothers become invisible after giving birth? We're not just a uterus. We're not just a lifeline to a new and precious soul. We're mothers. And we need someone to make sure we're okay, too

Why aren't kids being taught to read? Scientific research has shown how children learn to read and how they should be taught. But many educators don't know the science and, in some cases, actively resist it. As a result, millions of kids are being set up to fail.