In 1856, quarry workers in the Neander Valley in the west of Germany stumbled on 16 humanlike – yet not quite human – bones that would upend our understanding of our species. The finding, which was ...

In many cultures, peacocks are considered symbols of good fortune, beauty and power. In Arcadia, California, however, many locals view these birds as a nuisance. In the late 19th century, a handful of ...

Every day, a small battle on the streets of New York City flies just below the general public’s radar. On the one side are (mostly) professional drivers who leave their vehicles running while parked ...

Between 1603 and 1868, Japan entered an era of unified rule and isolation known as the Edo period, named after the city of Edo – modern-day Tokyo – which was the seat of government. This TED-Ed ...

By taking precautions to keep safe and stay healthy, most people clearly live their lives as though death is undesirable. But does that also suggest that an immortal existence – or something like it – ...

Since the large-scale expansion of the Russo-Ukrainian war in February 2022, Russian citizens have become increasingly isolated from the Western world. Within their own country, conditions have grown ...

Scientists and philosophers have long pondered the ethical implications of creating so-called ‘designer babies’. Today, the ability to choose certain genetic traits has, in many cases, become a ...

poetry as I need it . Like the negative space against which words become visible (voids emphasised in ...

Should owning an idea be treated the same way as owning a physical object, or are these two forms of property rights ultimately incomparable? How should societies balance incentivising new ideas with ...

In this interview from the long-running series Closer to Truth, the British theoretical physicist and philosopher David Deutsch makes the case that understanding the difference between good and bad ...

The US filmmaker John D Boswell (aka Melodysheep) is known for crafting meticulously researched CGI documentaries that, epic in both production and scope, probe the deep past and peer into the future.