Why is turkey the main dish on Thanksgiving?
Have you ever wondered why Thanksgiving revolves around turkey and not ham...
Thanksgiving hymns are a few centuries old, tops – but biblical psalms of gratitude and praise go back thousands of years
Thanksgiving doesn’t ring in the ear for months on end, unlike...
The world’s forests may be shrinking as climate change pushes them northward
Earth’s boreal forests (a type of forest characterized by pines, spruces...
To reclaim downtowns from traffic, require developers to offer strategies for cutting car use
The U.S. has a car-centric culture that is inseparable from...
Is it really hotter now than any time in 100,000 years?
As scorching heat grips large swaths of the Earth, a lot of...
Raw materials, or sacred beings? Lithium extraction puts two worldviews into tension
Located in the heart of South America, Bolivia contains the largest lithium...
Robots are everywhere – improving how they communicate with people could advance human-robot collaboration
Robots are machines that can sense the environment and use that information...
Low-cost, high-quality public transportation will serve the public better than free rides
Public transit systems face daunting challenges across the U.S., from pandemic...
Is Newark the next Brooklyn?
In an expansive pair of articles about Newark and its mayor as...