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For thousands of years, philosophers have argued about the purpose of language. Plato believed it was essential for thinking. Thought...

On Thursday, everyone in the northern half of our planet will experience the summer solstice. It’ll be the longest day...

South Africa’s public health care system has run out of the human insulin pens that it provides to people with...

ADVENTURES IN VOLCANOLAND: What Volcanoes Tell Us About the World and Ourselves, by Tamsin MatherI live on a hump of...

If you wear a smartwatch or fitness tracker, you likely already have access to a steady stream of data about...

By the time cool air from Canada’s Hudson Bay arrived to relieve the baking Upper Midwest in July 1936, the...

For tens of millions of Americans this week, summer is starting with a multiday blast of fierce heat. Temperatures in...

Summer officially starts on Thursday, and this season is predicted to be hotter than normal — a heat wave across...

When five men died on June 18, 2023, in the implosion of the Titan submersible during a dive to the...

One night in October, an enormous swirl of birds flew over Chicago, astounding those who had their binoculars trained on...