Tag: human beings
A promising new project to organize humanity’s universal heritage
An international group of researchers and data scientists are creating a comprehensive database of the world’s archaeological knowledge—and changing our understanding of humans’ prehistoric heritage.
We are living through a paradigm shift in our understanding of...
An interview with Professor Chris Stringer, one of the leading experts on human evolution.
Ending pollution requires a major change in attitudes
Its up to us, each and every one of us to consciously live in an environmentally responsible manner.
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The real evil empire may surprise you
Serving in (or thinking about) the U.S. military for 40 years.
One in ten Americans lives in a sinking city, new study finds
Groundbreaking research from Columbia University reveals that land beneath America’s largest cities is sinking—mostly due to groundwater extraction—posing a hidden but growing threat to infrastructure, flood safety, and climate resilience.
Texas voters reject far right school boards in sweeping backlash to book bans
Dozens of candidates who backed book censorship policies lost their seats in school board elections across Texas, signaling public fatigue with partisan attacks on students, educators, and libraries.
GOP advances sweeping plan to fast-track drilling, mining, and logging on public lands
A new Republican bill would open millions of acres of protected land to fossil fuel and timber companies while gutting environmental review processes, in a bid to help fund massive tax cuts.
Millions would lose Medicaid under GOP cuts, says new CBO report
A nonpartisan analysis shows Republican efforts to slash Medicaid by $880 billion would strip healthcare from millions of low-income Americans in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthy.