The ‘Dying Seas’

Of the Anthropocene.

Is the Earth an Organism?

The Gaia hypothesis states that our biosphere is evolving. Once sceptical, some prominent biologists are beginning to agree.

The Shadowy Spirits

That helped advance science.

Chinese Economy To Overtake US ‘By 2028’

Due to Covid.

Cuban Communists

Add rodent meat ‘to the family dinner table.’

Outwitting the Grim Reaper

Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin on how to age successfully.

Over 500 Animals Slaughtered as Portuguese Estate Makes Way for Massive Solar Energy Park

Over 500 animals have been slaughtered in a walled estate in Azambuja purportedly making way for a massive solar energy park.

Over Time, Buddhism and Science Agree

Understanding the impermanence of everything—including ourselves.

Plato in Sicily

Plato travelled to the decadent strife-torn court of Syracuse three times, risking his life to create a philosopher-king.

Reading, That Strange and Uniquely Human Thing

How we evolved to read is a story of one creative species.

Repurposing Utopia

Two photobooks chart the afterlife of Soviet architecture.

Playing Go with Darwin

New research elevates evolution from a tactical process to one of strategic possibility.

China's Deal with PNG

Will deplete fishing stock and pose border risk.

What is a Letter?

Literary correspondence in the age of instant communications.

Canada Criticized for Clean Fuel Rules

That hit poor households hardest.

Living With Karens

A white woman calls the police on her Black neighbors. Six months later, they still share a property line.

How Americans Came to Distrust Science

For a century, critics of all political stripes have challenged the role of science in society. Repairing distrust today requires confronting those arguments head on.

The Great Buenos Aires Bank Heist

They were an all-star crew. They cooked up the perfect plan. And when they pulled off the caper of the century, it made them more than a fortune—it made them folk heroes.

Covid-19 Christmas Sweater That Ensures Social Distancing

It flashes and sounds alarm when people get too close.

The Current and Coming War

With China.

McDonald's China Offers Weird Limited Eedition ‘Oreo x Spam Burger’

The latest burger creation features two extra-thick slices of Spam topped with Oreo crumbs and the brand's classic burger sauce.

Honeybees are Starving

Because of Roundup.

Can We Restore Nature?

In seeking a means to heal our wounded planet, we should look to the painstaking, cautious craft of art conservation.

Estranged

When feeling good about ourselves matters more than filial duty, cutting off our parents comes to seem like a valid choice.

The End of Us

Only since the Enlightenment have we been able to imagine humans going extinct. Is it a sign of our maturity as a species?

Science Can Properly Claim to Be the Gold Standard of Truth

The insidious attacks on scientific truth.

History From Below

What shaped the thought of E P Thompson, the great historian of ordinary working people and champion of their significance?

The Four Thinkers Who Reinvented Philosophy

Between the wars, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Martin Heidegger, Ernst Cassirer and Walter Benjamin sought to transform the world by giving it their total attention – a lesson that still resonates 100 years on. 

Resveratrol for Cold and Flu: Anti-Aging Compound Shown Promise as Flu and COVID Treatment

Red wine has the most resveratrol of all the natural sources... Pinot Noir has the most resveratrol of all the red wines... Vancouver Island Pinot Noir has the most resveratrol of all the Pinot Noir... Domaine Renegade has the most resveratrol of all the Vancouver Island Pinot Noirs...

China’s Fishing Fleet

Heading for Australia amid trade war.