The dodo is one of the most famous extinct animals in history, but the real reason it disappeared is often misunderstood. Living on an isolated island without predators allowed the species to evolve ...

But given certain ominous developments in human affairs, is it time to finally sing nunc dimittis for the human race? Claude Levi-Strauss, the great French Structuralist anthropologist, noted that the ...

New evidence tells us more about an 11,000-year-old Indigenous settlement in Canada.

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As more species disappear from the planet, it is a stark reminder that conservation efforts are not doing enough. A new study ...

America’s AI industry isn’t just divided by competing interests, but also by conflicting worldviews. In Silicon Valley, ...

Explore the mysteries of Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley of Peru in this fascinating video. Discover claims of pre-Inca megalithic structures, ancient stonework, and the possibility of a ...

Plus, the feminist spoken word-dance production "Origami Night" and the state finals of national contest Poetry Out Loud.

There are two puzzling midrashim regarding mitzvos in the world to come. In Niddah (61b), Rav Yosef declares that the mitzvos will no longer be binding in the world to come, after the resurrection of ...

Human beings have been at the center of ecological change on Earth for thousands of years. But as history shows, no species ...

A new proposed satellite constellation could turn the night sky into permanent twilight, Harvard professor Avi Loeb warns.

This unassuming river town holds the key to Starved Rock State Park, a geological wonderland that’ll make you question why ...