There may be thousands of undiscovered mammal species in the world. Most are small, like bats and rodents, but there could be primates, too. A lifeline for Bigfoot enthusiasts?
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Our modern lifestyles are so different from our hunter-gatherer ancestors, but our cushy way of life may be causing our bones to break for lack of activity.
Over the past year, I’ve read about a half dozen of Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbo’s novels. If you are heading on vacation this summer, I recommend you pick a […]
When Michael Quick searched high and low in 2007 for paintings by 19th century American master George Inness to include in what would be his award-winning catalogue raisonne of Inness’ […]
One of my favorite trend-watching e-newsletters has always been Jeremy Gutsche’s Trend Hunter – a site chock full of innovation that always seems to have its hand on the pulse […]
I made a quick trip back to Orangeburg, S.C. this weekend to see my mother, whom I’ve dubbed “the Bionic Woman” because she is recuperating from her second hip replacement […]
Quantum mechanics has taught us that even empty space contains energy. "Negative energy" is the state of having less energy than empty space.
Of the world's 300 honey varieties, none is stranger and more dangerous than mad honey.
Ancient humans may have evolved to slumber efficiently — and in a crowd.
The word “turkey” can refer to everything from the bird itself to a populous Eurasian country to movie flops.
Mindfulness, detachment, selecting off-time activities with care: Here are evidence-based strategies to achieve healthy work-life balance.
You can buy over 400,000 products tagged “witch” on Etsy, from candles to spell bottles to pentagram necklaces.
We got lucky with our evolutionary history.
Advances in ancient DNA analysis gave researchers a new way to trace the movements of peoples across Eurasia.
Video cameras on city streets are only the most visible way your movements can be tracked.
Unless you have a critical mass of heavy elements when your star first forms, planets, including rocky ones, are practically impossible.
Let's hope that squid don't evolve lungs and legs, or humanity might be in real trouble.
Using data collected from ancient civilizations across the world, researchers identified the most significant factors in human development. War came out on top.
Science and the sacred both allow us to retain our sense of wonder, even as disaster seems to swirl around us.
There's a fatal prion infection killing deer and elk across North America.
Deaths of despair are skyrocketing in the U.S., while at the same time, they are falling in other wealthy countries. What are we doing wrong?
Detective fiction reveals how a particular society or time period looks at crime and criminal justice.
To the ancient Greeks, exotic animals were proof of mythological creatures. To the ancient Romans, they were oddities and adversaries.
Are psychopaths cold-blooded murderers? Not usually.
Could we finally detect the elusive Unruh effect?
There were at least eight other human species, some of whom existed for far longer than we have. Who were they?
More than 200 years ago, scientists tried to figure out how bats navigate in the dark (or without eyes). This set in motion a series of events that led to the development of ultrasound as a form of psychotherapy.
Outrage is a useful emotion that helped our ancient ancestors survive. Today, it leaves us feeling angry, tired, powerless, and miserable.