In 1924, the psychologist John Watson made a famous offer. Give me a dozen healthy infants, he wrote, and I will train any one of them to become any specialist I choose—doctor, lawyer, artist, even ...

The flame, which spiritual leaders say has been continuously lit for more than 1,200 years, was salvaged after the blaze and moved to a different site. By Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno Reporting ...

United Nations member states unanimously adopted the sustainable development agenda in 2015. It aims to ensure development that “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of ...

Humans are animals. This statement, although true, is unsettling for many people. Such discomfort reveals a deep ambivalence about how we see ourselves — a part of nature, yet somehow different from ...

The countdown is on for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, but before LA28 makes history, one local exhibit is highlighting the city’s prior Olympic hosting gig — the 1984 Summer Olympics. The ...

Grammy winner Brittany Howard and St. Louis’ own rising star Kennedy Holmes will join the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra for a one‑night tribute honoring the musical legacy of Tina Turner on Sunday, Feb ...

“I couldn’t help seducing my best friend’s wife. It’s just my nature.” “I’m a hothead. I admit it. I was born that way. Deal with it.” “You say I’m a liar, but I say you’re a loser. I’m good at lying, ...

The bombardier beetle defends itself by mixing chemicals inside its body to produce explosive bursts of boiling liquid. Valves and chambers control the reaction, preventing the insect from harming ...

More than 50 years ago, Jane Goodall stunned the scientific community by reporting that chimpanzees in Tanzania were using tools, inserting twigs into termite mounds to extract the insects. This ...

If you want to know a political leader’s governing philosophy, you could cut through a lot of bluster by just asking them who their guy is: John Locke or Thomas Hobbes? Anyone who’s taken Poli Sci 101 ...