No one knows why we dream. It stands to reason that dreams have some purpose because nearly everyone dreams, and we dream 3 to 6 times every night. People typically have several
The glamour of the Cannes Film Festival took on a deeply political tone this week as acclaimed Spanish actress Penélope Cruz delivered a stark message about gender inequality and LGBTQ+ rights during
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In his reflection on Hannah Arendt’s insight — “In politics, we are concerned with the world and not with ourselves” — Micah White raises a serious question about the boundary between morality and politics.
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Humans have long considered themselves separate from the rest of the natural world, a view embedded in philosophy, religion, and modern science. Yet emerging research is challenging this assumption, revealing that the
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A groundbreaking study suggests that mosquitoes began specializing in feeding on humans approximately 1.8 million years ago, long before Homo sapiens reached Southeast Asia. Researchers analyzing the DNA of 11 mosquito species
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For centuries, the grand pyramids and intricately carved monuments of the ancient Maya stood as silent witnesses to a vanished world. Rising from the jungles of Mesoamerica, cities such as Palenque and
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For centuries, most people assumed Homer, the blind Greek poet of epic fame, was the first writer in history. But more than 4,000 years ago, in the ancient city of Ur in
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“Religions had learned long ago that a human mind facing the terrifying prospect of eternal nothingness would believe almost anything. Timor mortis est pater religionis, Langdon mused, recalling the ancient saying made
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Scroll through TikTok or Instagram and you will almost certainly encounter the now-familiar line: “Your frontal lobe isn’t fully developed yet.” The phrase has become the modern-day excuse for impulsive decisions, risky
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Hunting is considered critical to human evolution by many researchers who believe that several characteristics that distinguish humans from our closest living relatives, the apes, may have partly resulted from our adaptation to hunting,
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Scientists have uncovered the first member of a promising new class of antibiotics, and the discovery came as a surprise. The compound, called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, demonstrates strong activity against drug-resistant bacteria,
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