Researchers study wolves in the area contaminated by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and what happens when they leave.
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We often praise selfless action, but it is even possible?
The changes humans bring to the environment, like pollution or pesticides, is spiking cancer rates in animals, according to a new study.
New research finds evidence that the gravitational pull of Jupiter and Venus has been warping our orbit every 405,000 years, at least as far back as 215 million years ago.
Traditional buildings were designed to provide protection against a savage world. But the world has changed. We need to develop a more sustainable relationship with the environment, and semi-permeable architecture allows us to do that.
These maps offer a glimpse of what’s been lost – or rather, destroyed – by previous generations.
A new year. A new chance to make it big in the hyper-competitive field of commentary. Will you make the cut this week and get plucked from our 2 million Facebook followers?
The FIRE movement believes frugality is key to retiring in your 30s; others think the movement is about privilege more than prudence.
What are the health and environmental effects of electric night light?
Sudan leaves behind only two other northern white rhinos, but artificial reproductive technologies could provide a future for the subspecies.
Flame-bearing birds streak out of mythology and straight into science.
Cash currency goes back a long time – 40,000 years.
This 100-year-old map, originally made for American consumption, highlights the famines that swept across Europe after WWI.
In his latest book, Will Storr traces the lineage from self-esteem to selfie.
We’ve been taking our eyebrows for granted. They may in fact be the thing that let us become the dominant species on Earth.
“Scientists should think like poets,” says E.O. Wilson, because new metaphors mobilize new thinking.
Researchers find an unexpected side effect of rising carbon dioxide levels in a remote tropical forest.
The 20th century is littered with failed global experiments. The British Empire roared into the century with the wind at its back, only to fall apart. The Russian Revolution promised […]
There’s no escaping its vast power and utility for the human enterprise. Stories, great tales, and songs have all been written about the all-mighty dollar. Here’s 10 documentaries that we think you’ll enjoy.
15 million Aztecs were probably killed by a form of salmonella the Spanish brought from Europe.
Environmental concerns have caused some to opt-out of reproduction, both to help the planet and to protect their would-be children.
Only a radically new tax system, one that affects everyone’s bottom line, can compel the environmental transition in consciousness that we so clearly need.
A new study links heavy alcohol usage with dementia. Other research finds that soon we might not be able to tolerate alcohol at all.
What are we really talking about when we debate the existence of God?
What is it that separates an average-performing employee from a truly exceptional employee? While there are many things that can set one employee apart from the rest in terms of […]
Have you ever wondered why modern-day mammals have adaptations for nighttime activity? A new study suggests dinosaurs might be the reason.
Today millions are celebrating the resurrection of Christ, yet there were many gods before him with similar stories.
In her book, Rise of the Necrofauna, Britt Wray reports on the ethics and science behind de-extinction.
In 2015, the United States brokered a revolutionary international deal with Iran about their nuclear programme. Here’s the science behind it. In 2015, a historic agreement was reached between Iran and […]
In his latest book, Selfie, Will Storr explores the history of self-obsession, and wonders how we can fix it.