There were at least four major climate catastrophes that reshaped global religion. It could be happening again.
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Cartography is serious business in Switzerland — but once in a while, the occasional map gag slips through.
Sex, it turns out, isn’t as easy or simple as popular culture might lead us to believe.
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From physics and alchemy to theology and eschatology, Isaac Newton’s research was rooted in a personal pursuit of the Divine.
The ethical debate over zoos is going to grow louder. There might be a solution that involves robots.
Today, we could use Big Data to radically reform democracy. Tomorrow, we could build nanofabricators and usher in an era of abundance. Is society ready?
Haunting photographs depict the dead as “still with us.”
Metal-like materials have been discovered in a very strange place.
Science and the humanities have been antagonistic for too long. Many of the big questions of our time require them to work closer than ever.
Antisense oligonucleotide therapy uses small molecules to alter RNA. Researchers have now used those molecules to alleviate a genetic form of blindness.
For centuries, men prevented women from writing music. These classical composers broke with social norms and made their mark on history.
With a new telescope on the horizon, we reflect on the best pictures of space that came before.
The strangest thing about trying to predict the future is that our only clues lie in the past.
Mindfulness, detachment, selecting off-time activities with care: Here are evidence-based strategies to achieve healthy work-life balance.
Although many dinosaurs never left the ground, they still possessed the basic structural framework for flight.
Distinguishing fact from fiction can be tough, especially when it comes to people as controversial as Stalin.
The German thinker wrote both treatises and songs. He approached each form of expression with the same level of interest.
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In a 2018 article, Gallup writer Ryan Pendell shared some frightening figures for business leaders. Public poll data showed that only a quarter of employees believed their leaders had a […]
In a world of rising cynicism, a celebration of our capacity to create, adapt, and thrive.
Slowing growth and limiting development isn’t living in harmony with nature—it is surrendering in a battle.
Why do people own so many unused possessions, treating them as though they are too special to use?
According to literary theorist Mikhail Bakhtin, Dostoevsky’s talents were on par with those of William Shakespeare.
Why does Seattle continue to be a place that nurtures the development of breakthrough technologies but not Minneapolis, Memphis, or Minsk?
The German artist painted death as it appeared in life – omnipresent and hidden in plain sight.
The more horror we consume, the harder it becomes to find a good scare. These genuinely unsettling movies should get you in the mood for Halloween.
Russian movies continue to be used as a mouthpiece for the country’s political leadership.
The world has improved in mind-blowing ways.
Many contemporary composers live in the shadow of Bach and Beethoven, even though they’re just as interesting to listen to.