Terry looks how individual people try to understand their circumstances in a global world, and at how our perceptions of borders -- both visible and invisible -- can have a profound effect on our ...

The world groans under the weight of humanity. It seems as if the human spirit has gone haywire. Can we tackle this problem ...

How consciousness emerges in the brain is the ultimate mystery. Scientists generally agree that consciousness relies on multiple brain regions working in tandem. But the areas and neural connections ...

“The days are long, but the years are short.” As a parent, this adage has always resonated with me, but never more so than after two years of a global pandemic. Source: Markus Spiske/Pexels Why is it ...

Do you know how exciting it is when we find something that completely alters our understanding of early human civilizations?

Mean world syndrome shows how constant exposure to violent media can distort people’s sense of reality. Trump admin weighs ...

In his 2008 book, Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear, Canadian academic Dan Gardner sought to trace humanity's various ills to one source—our inability to accurately evaluate risk. He posits that ...

(CNN) — We hardly see the cartilaginous villain of “Jaws” before it tears through a skinny-dipper, a dog, a little boy and an overconfident fisherman. It takes nearly two hours to finally watch the ...