Anastasia lives alone in perfect harmony with nature – or so the story goes – and nature serves her devotedly.
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A grim warning for the future of Iceland’s glaciers.
They say that seein’ is believin’. But everything we see has to have a scientific explanation. When you look at the Sun on a day where there’s a clear sky, […]
There’s something special about islands – in some cases, it’s the price tag
A new research article states that the obesity epidemic is affecting more than just waistlines.
It marks another milestone in SpaceX’s long-standing effort to make spaceflight cheaper.
Sobering accounts from one of the most pivotal battles in world history.
What qualifies someone for the top position in American government?
Outrage culture is causing provocative issues to be pushed out of public discourse and important artworks to be literally white-washed. Teaching civil discourse at universities is key to sustaining the American experiment.
Invented in 1902 by an American, the ‘Middle East’ is all over the place.
A review of the global “wall” that divides rich from poor.
Maps show the oldest company in (nearly) every country – and a few interesting corporate trends.
Most of the Moon’s effects on Earth are small and imperceptible. But for the grunion, it’s absolutely essential. Although it’s the closest astronomical body to Earth, the Moon is still […]
What will it take to conquer our immemorial space dream?
It isn’t surprising, but what’s behind the straight-white-male hegemony?
For the Japanese in World War II, surrender was unthinkable. So unthinkable that many soldiers continued to fight even after the island nation eventually did surrender.
“Beresheet” is first privately-funded space ship ever to make a lunar touchdown
They’re positioned as they are for a good reason.
Japan looks to replace China as the primary source of critical metals
The distance between the American dream and reality is expressed best through literature.
The greatest danger to our planet is not pollution or climate change, but our own despair.
Freedom and democracy are great, but our understanding of what those things are has changed a lot since we came up with them.
After conducting a year-long investigation into a campaign against Rohingya Muslims, a United Nations panel found evidence that Myanmar security forces committed “the gravest crimes under international law.”
New evidence emerges that microplastics eaten by marine animals may be traveling up the food chain to our plates.
Over a 100 North Korean ships have washed up on Japan’s shores since the start of 2017.
Like Stevenson, Tolkien and other creators of fantasy worlds, Ursula K. Le Guin was a cartographer as well as a writer
America’s corn syrup fields are big enough to cover all its airports and railroads, and other surprising lessons from a ‘tidied-up’ map of America’s land use zones