Far from being a “dead” pursuit that focuses on old ideas, modern philosophy proposes and debates important, new concepts. All of us can learn from it.
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Evolution repeatedly hit upon this solution simply because it works.
Researchers are working nest by nest to limit the threat while developing better eradication methods.
Despite billions of years of life on Earth, humans first arose only ~300,000 years ago. It took all that time to make our arrival possible.
Pessimism reigned supreme.
Was there an intelligent, technologically advanced species long before humans existed? Could there have been a dinosaur civilization?
Once numbering just 27 birds, the global population of California condors is now in the hundreds.
Drones have a lot to learn from the landing abilities of birds.
From crocodiles to birds, certain animals managed to survive some of the worst extinction events in world history.
The crisis of the Anthropocene challenges our traditional narratives and myths about humanity’s place in the world. Citizen science can help.
It’s the ultimate setup for a Thanksgiving Day disaster. The physics of water and its solid, liquid, and gas phases compels us not to do it.
Like many of us, the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius hated waking up early, but his stoic philosophy always helped him get out of bed.
The LHC has a long, productive life ahead of it. An upgraded version, called the “High Luminosity LHC,” will be available in 2028.
Rock art in northern Australia depicts marsupial lions, giant kangaroos, and other megafauna that populated the Land Down Under long ago.
Did fire change the development of the human brain?
You’ll be able to sleep through a war.
We should not expect aliens to look anything like us. Creatures that resemble octopuses or birds or even robots are legitimate possibilities.
Studies show talk therapy works, but experts disagree about how it does so. Finding the answer could help professionals and patients.
Google’s “Genie” could be used to create a wide range of interactive environments for more than just games.
More than a third of Americans don’t get enough sleep. Diet is an important, under-recognized culprit.
A simple semantic device — invented by a forgotten senator — can help us break “the curse of knowledge.”
The engineer working on Google’s AI, called LaMDA, suffers from what we could call Michelangelo Syndrome. Scientists must beware hubris.
Although many dinosaurs never left the ground, they still possessed the basic structural framework for flight.
There are issues with Kinsey’s data, but his books revolutionized Americans’ thinking about sex and sexuality.
Admit it: you have no idea why a group of crows is called a murder. Here’s why.
Individuals and organizations can maintain a strong and enduring identity by repeatedly remaking themselves.
From the explosions themselves to their unique and vibrant colors, the fireworks displays we adore require quantum physics.
You don’t have to “feel the burn” to see improvements to your health and well-being.
Virgin birth – which involves the development of an unfertilised egg – has preoccupied humans for aeons. And although it can’t happen in mammals, it does seem to be possible in […]