When art and science come together, the relationship tends to be uneven, and too often art becomes...
Keith C. Heidorn takes a look at the life and work of Wilson Bentley, a self-educated farmer...
Journalism’s crisis – loss of readers, revenue and respect – has led many to conclude that if...
On the night before Christmas Eve in 1888 — a cold Sunday evening in the French city...
Its dizzy heights may have passed, but the fad for adult coloring books is far from over....
A hot summer revealed a hidden history beneath the dried-out fields – but only when seen from...
Over the past two decades Australian archaeologists have been slowly uncovering the World Heritage-listed ancient theatre site at...
Violent crimes and other hate incidents targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans consistently are unreported and...
Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Scientific research shows that many animals are...
Animals have always been central to human culture, as cave paintings around the world attest. In more...
Brewing within some young people is an intolerance and hatred that is bringing violence to the streets...
Books had the practical aim of helping children to learn to read, count, and understand the world...
Examining the role of animals in Thai manuscript art. Illustrations of real and mythical animals play an...
Reported crimes do not always lead to arrests, prosecutions or even a record of hate crimes. By...
Animals are history-shaping actors in many fields of historical research. Introduction Animals have become an important topic...
War animals have been with us for a very long time. There’s a good chance you’ve come...
The costs imposed by charter schools are not only financially burdensome to local public schools; they’re also...
Department for Communities/flickr/Creative Commons By Dr. Peter Worley / 03.03.2016 CEO, The Philosophy Foundation President, SOPHIA Visiting...
Buddhist Man Meditating / Photo by Jakub Michankow, Wikimedia Commons ‘Mindfulness’ has become a household word, standing for inner...
Examining the death, and the life, of Florence Nightingale, the great nursing heroine of the Crimean War....
Staring at bloodied soldiers in a train station one fateful April day, Clara Barton rolled up her...
The Seattle General Strike had its origins in the city’s many shipyards. It shut down a major...
After the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, central authority fell to Tokugawa Ieyasu, and the Shogunate began....
The Japanese call their country Nippon, which means origin of the sun. Introduction There are four major islands and...
Franklin advanced a scientific – not supernatural – understanding of astronomical events such as eclipses. His satirical...
About 85% of all matter in the universe consists of a mysterious, invisible, and as-of-yet unidentified substance...
While the president chased after his wall, the real national emergency was people dying in extreme weather....
Life-threatening cold temperatures in the central US are caused by changes in wind circulation in the Arctic that bring...
You’ve come a long way, baby. moggafogga, CC BY-NC-ND The how and the when of dog domestication are fairly...
So, you found my ancestors? Are you sure this time? epsos There has been much debate about how cats...