Not every strange place on Earth is easy to explain. Some are just weird enough to make you wonder if there’s more going on ...

As scholars of political rhetoric, we see parallels in Trump’s speech to leaders and candidates who have tried to use fear to unite voters. However, Trump takes the use of this rhetoric to a new level ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming part of everyday life. It helps with tasks like driving cars and answering questions. But AI still has challenges in understanding human behavior, especially ...

"This really inspired me and got me thinking." Economist debunks flaws in widespread 'tragedy of the commons' theory: 'The ...

The Winds of Winter promises several huge battles, two of which George R.R. Martin already confirmed via Smarter Travel: “ ...

Nature is marked not only by struggles for survival, but also by remarkable feats of cooperation. From microbes to insects to humans, organisms work together in a variety of ways to gather and share ...

Over the weekend, the Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau released a preliminary report on last month’s crash of Air India flight 171, which killed 260 people, 19 of them on the ground.

In research using Actor-Network Theory, for example, relationships between humans and non-humans are central: musicians, scientists and their instruments; you and your smartphone; humans and gods. In ...

Retired Standard & Poor’s Director Jim Branscome has a theory for why Appalachia and rural America clings to Trump, and it has everything to do with exploitation. “What our [greedy] milk cows taught ...

Weather warnings predicted devastation from both the Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were left in harm’s way.

Tragedy struck the Hardrock 100 Ultramarathon this morning when an elite runner died just approximately six miles from the race’s starting line. Elaine Stypula of Detroit, 60, perished on the ...

The situation in Kerrville is one of great sadness. I don’t think anyone had any inclination the area would receive that much rainfall that fast, or that floodwaters would rise and move as ...