Well, today is Valentine's Day, which means love and connection are on people's minds, and I recently met someone who studies one form of affection, kissing. Matilda Brindle is an evolutionary ...

“You probably looked like the little girl on the cover,” my husband commented. “I wasn’t alive in 1943, but she does look a little like me, I suppose,” I remarked as I looked at the pin-curled blonde ...

In February, a pop-up science column, Annals of Inquiry, is appearing in place of Kyle Chayka’s column, Infinite Scroll. Chayka will return in March. Forty years ago, Bill Weiss, a student at Columbia ...

According to Jane Goodall – and who should know better – even chimpanzees make themselves a pillow. Each night, they create a new nest, lining it with soft leaves that they also use to make themselves ...

(NEXSTAR) – Federal agents involved in nationwide immigration crackdowns have come under fire for wearing face coverings – and it’s not about COVID or the cold weather, the Department of Homeland ...

Fans were fired up at Sunday night's NFC divisional playoff game between the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams at Soldier Field. Michael Reaves / Getty Images George Plimpton is credited with the ...

Are you aiming to sleep better, eat healthier, scroll less and/or generally upgrade your life starting on Jan. 1? Join the club — it's several thousand years old. New Year's resolutions are a key part ...

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Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In the summer of 2019, a group of Dutch scientists conducted an experiment to collect ...

Aircraft manufacturer Airbus recently faced scrutiny after a software error caused a JetBlue flight to lose altitude and make an emergency landing. Nearly 6,000 ...

I am lucky to have taken some incredible trips, including a recent one to “the end of the earth”: the island of Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost point of South America. In a week, we traveled by ...

Dusk starts to settle across the landscape. The dirt trail, lit by the last licks of sunlight, winds through the trees. The sound of your shuffling footfalls fills the quiet. Suddenly, you stop.