Alan Hollinghurst has a well-earned reputation as one of the great stylistic writers of our time. If this praise sounds overly exuberant, consider the beguiling opening paragraph from a prior novel, ...

Have you ever found yourself listening to people speaking foreign languages and wondering how you'd sound to someone you doesn't speak English? Well, now you don't have to, as one TikTok user has ...

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Information about how we partner with researchers from across the globe to bring their most significant discoveries to the widest possible audience.

Genetics is the branch of science concerned with genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms. It seeks to understand the process of trait inheritance from parents to offspring, including ...

From an ethical whale shark safari in the Maldives to volunteering with bears in Romania, eco-friendly experiences are the gift that keeps on giving this year.

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient ...

In light of recent events, it might be a good time to remember a very simple truth: Nazis are ALWAYS the bad guys.

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New series exploring our relationship with the natural world.

As I am writing this, on the tropical island of Mauritius, I am watching two of my chickens take a dust bath under an avocado ...