A new biography of Peter Matthiessen chronicles his many paradoxical attempts to escape who the world expected him to be.

Naked mole-rats are one of the rare examples of eusocial mammals. Eusocial animal species are those in which a single female within the group is tasked with reproduction, along with a select group of ...

Superconductivity is a phenomenon where certain materials can conduct electricity with zero resistance. Obviously, this has ...

The number of children uprooted by Haiti’s spiraling gang violence has nearly doubled in the last year to 680,000, while those in need of humanitarian assistance now stands at just under a quarter of ...

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 79 into law, allowing for transit-oriented upzoning across California, despite ...

Peacebuilding scholar Dr. Mon Mon Myat recalls the lessons of a recent international conference on the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

From drought to soil degradation and environmental pollution, why does society overlook the most impactful disasters?

Climate change is reshaping migration worldwide - forcing some people to move while trapping millions more in growing danger ...

The 2025 Concord City Council candidates for the contested seat are Carson Gardner, Jack Lambert, John Paul and Alvarys Santana. No responses were received from Mr. Gardner.