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Devil facial tumor disease, or DFTD, has cut the Tasmanian devil population by 90 percent. Now, some devils have evolved to resist the virulent cancer.
Weijian Shan, chairman of the PAG group, sees a bright future for investors in China, as long as they understand the evolving nature of the country’s economic growth. Though China’s […]
It’s rare but spectacular when the Moon passes in front of another planet. Here’s how to see it. From our perspective on Earth, the night sky appears virtually unchanged with the […]
5mins
The U.S. has a talent shortage and the formerly incarcerated have paid their debt to society. Let's solve two problems with one idea.
IF your goal is to persuade people, that is.
Doctors may be able to painlessly reshape cartilage with the technique.
Beefless meat enters the mainstream.
In her new Netflix special, Amy Schumer gets real about fear.
Artistic and statistic cartography projects show the U.K. divided like never before.
Earth wasn’t the only potentially habitable planet in the early Solar System. What happened to Mars? If you could travel back in time to the early stages of the Solar System, […]
3mins
Can 6,500 mercenaries "fix" Afghanistan? The U.S. is resurrecting privatized warfare.
A recent study could help improve treatments for PTSD, anxiety and phobias.
Few students will become architects, but architecture may be able teach them more about real-life problem-solving than geometric proofs.
Biographies, treatises and stories on the occult and its strange cast of characters.
“History is always written by the winners,” goes the saying. It’s also true that history is continually being made, and the identity of the “winner” continually shifts. In his Big […]
If dark energy is causing the Universe to disappear, how can we still find and see ultra-distant stars and galaxies? In the 1920s, scientists discovered that the Universe was expandingbased […]
4mins
Harassment isn't about your intention. It's about your impact, explains Michael Kaufman.
A new study has some disturbing implications for rodents who like a nice soda.
Landlords aren't the ones getting rich off of renting properties; slumlords are.
Some are worried this represents an Orwellian move. At heart, it's not.