Civilization

An interview with Francis Fukuyama.

Is it possible to build a Dyson sphere that isn't catastrophically unstable? New research says yes, but only in one type of star system.

Discarded authors Sarah Gabbott and Jan Zalasiewicz, observers of the geological past, look into the future

Despite the steep tax on China, the U.S.-led economic roller coaster could work out in Beijing's favor.

A new book offers a comprehensive and heartbreaking account of the most terrible catastrophe to befall Ireland in the modern era.

Trump's tariffs erect a wall between Americans and other people — a wall that obstructs not only the flow of goods, but the flow of ideas, contacts, technology and friendships.

The find may complicate our understanding of ancient societal hierarchies.

Conrad's celebration of imperial exploration is accompanied by an acknowledgment that such feats often go hand-in-hand with oppression and exploitation.

Fossil fuels powered the industrial revolution. Would aliens need a similar power source to jump-start a technical revolution?

Auroras have long mystified humanity. Now that we know what they are and why they happen, we can better predict how best to experience them

As a follower of Stoic philosophy, Pliny used sensory experience to try to understand the divine.

Researchers have identified an extensive Mesopotamian canal network that supplied ancient farms in the Eridu region with water from the Euphrates river before the first millennium B.C.

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Excavations at a centuries-old royal palace in Korea have revealed multiple flush toilets, including one that the crown prince likely used.

Feb. 15, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Shift Up announced Stellar Blade will launch for PC via Steam in June.Also announced was [...]

Scientific groups like SETI have sketched out plans for first contact protocols, but both scientists and governments need to establish a global action plan that spans scientific, defense, and communications policies.

According to astronomers, there are approximately 200 billion trillion stars in our observable universe — chances are, there's life out there somewhere.