Researchers from Universität Basel have found evidence that willingness to take risks is a personality trait. They call for other researchers to ensure their measurements of risk include many types of situations.
Activist Ja’Mal Green raises funds for nonprofit Majostee Allstars, which is converting an old bank building in the Aubrun Gresham neighborhood of Chicago into a community center.
An October 2017 report by Greenpeace, an environmental group, rated the environmental impact of several tech companies. Many of them did not rate well.
Helen Macdonald, author of the best-selling memoir H is for Hawk, wonders about the desires and needs of animals. She suggests we can only imagine what they can be through our own lens of human experience.
This article documents the current disputes about the safety of workers in the meat processing and meat packing industry.
You’ve probably heard that sea stars, or starfish, have the ability to regenerate limbs. Find out even more about these fascinating sea creatures.
The bizarre head shape of the hammerhead shark gives it a distinct advantage in hunting prey.
It’s one thing to talk about which animals are smarter than others, but it’s quite another task to design a test that proves it.
Author Randall Munroe answers readers’ questions about lightning—not necessarily in ways that calm their fears.
The source of many bizarre tales, this area of the Atlantic Ocean has claimed a surprising number of ships and planes. But it’s not sea monsters or extraterrestrials causing the chaos.
