Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

In the spring vigor of March in Beijing, a dialogue spanning disciplines and civilizations quietly took place in an office in ...

It's no secret, technology is changing humanity and human society. We don't even know how much technology will come to alter our lives, but we can see that it is happening. We are glued to our phones.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research is warning that the most likely outcome is that human civilization is poised for collapse. "We can’t put a date on ...

Long before written language, humans were fermenting fruit, grain, and honey into alcohol, and the results changed everything ...

What if we aren't the first technological civilization on Earth? We’re almost certainly the first technological civilization on Earth. But what if we’re not? We are. Although how sure are we, really?

Why it matters: Most discussions surrounding climate change and humanity's environmental impact focus on factors like ice cover and global average temperatures. However, a recently published ...

Though poorly understood, humankind can survive on this planet only by embracing viable systems of international law. More than anything else, these world-centered legal systems must be founded upon ...

Lazare Eloundou Assomo, director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, has warned that the conflict sweeping parts of the Middle East and the Mediterranean involves nearly 18 countries, which are home ...

Smart and sneaky social manipulations in Tibetan macaques are common. Shown here is a sycophant lower-ranking male (left), in order to seek a favor from the alpha male (right), uses an infant as a ...