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The past ~4 billion years have been an incredibly successful, unbroken run for life on Earth. The future won't be nearly so bright.
Air conditioning may keep a room cool, but using it is heating up the planet. It is time for something new — or old.
During World War II, Nazi engineers allegedly tried to create UFO-shaped military aircraft.
Is it true that half of disaster relief is motivated politically rather than by need?
The 72-meter wingspan is lined with solar panels to give the plane the power it needs to stay airborne for nearly three months.
People who buy iPhones are not, it seems, masters of their own devices.
The secret to alleviating chronic back pain may be to treat psychological issues like anxiety and repressed emotions.
The German artist painted death as it appeared in life – omnipresent and hidden in plain sight.
AI tried to write music. It wasn’t exactly The Beatles.
Often called modern-day dinosaurs, cassowaries are one of only a few birds known to have killed humans.
If we were born trillions of years in the future, could we even figure out our cosmic history?
After the German election, will the nation continue to "muddle through" successfully enough to lead Europe?
Ever wondered what oxytocin receptor proteins sound like?
Civilization is facing an existential threat from climate change. Will we humans make it? Does anyone in the universe make it?
In his new book "Courage is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave," Ryan Holiday explores the virtue of courage and how to overcome fear.
This might help you make it to the end of Herman Melville’s 19th century classic.
"The name's Bond. Jane Bond."
A 5,300-year-old mummy teaches us the global history of tattoos.
Ultrarunning is a celebration of living and a rehearsal of dying all rolled up in a single intense experience.
Popular diets view health as a calorie-crunching equation while excluding a critical variable: mental wellness.