A new book on tree rings—Valerie Trouet’s Tree Story—blends some serious tree science with some uniformitarian mythology. The book is...

COVID-19 has caused the shutdown of most educational institutions worldwide. These closures are estimated to impact over 90% of the world’s student...

Thanks to public health recommendations regarding COVID-19, many families are spending more time together than ever before. If that’s your situation,...

For thousands of years, people have dreamed of flying because they witnessed birds and knew it was possible. Inspired by a study of birds, the Wright...

Evolutionary scientists have recently claimed that pterosaurs had feathers.¹ Pterosaurs were winged reptiles. Although they’re sometimes...

Ideas shaping the concept of human evolution have largely played out through images. Characters with large brow ridges and sloping foreheads—including...