Iceland's open prisons, Kvíabryggja and another, offer a unique perspective on rehabilitation. With minimal security and a focus on communal living, these facilities prioritize...
Most people have been taught that the fastest path to economic growth runs through the wealthy -- give investors more money, and prosperity will eventually trickle down to...
Something strange happens to companies after they win. They stop trying to earn your loyalty and start finding ways to make your loyalty irrelevant. The pattern is everywhere...
Artificial lights disrupt the migratory patterns of billions of birds each year, leading to fatal consequences. New research shows that even ground-level lights can significantly...
In an age where trust and faith are increasingly tested, it is vital to recognize the duality of human nature. While the media often highlights violence and negativity, there are...
Across the 2026 Democratic primaries, something the party establishment did not plan for is happening in plain sight. A 29-year-old attorney knocks off a 30-year incumbent in...
A heat wave does not just make you sweaty and miserable. It turns the landscape into a loaded gun, dries out every blade of grass until it crinkles like paper, and then pulls the...
A strait 33 kilometers wide at its narrowest point carries roughly 20% of the world's seaborne oil and LNG — and when it closes, the bill doesn't get sent to the generals who...
Europe is baking under another record-breaking heat wave, and this one arrived right on the heels of temperatures in May that had no business existing. Meanwhile, Asia...
While the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are still unclear, it is certain that they are a profound shock to the systems underpinning contemporary life.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought once-in-a-generation destruction to the lives and livelihoods of people around the world.
Financial markets can tell us a lot about the economic recovery ahead, based on their direction of travel and how confident investors feel about the future.
A fulfilled negative prophecy is a failed prophecy. The reason a negative prophecy is being given to us is for the SOLE PURPOSE of inspiring us to correct our behavior patterns so the negativity will be averted.
All disruptive social movements are met with stern warnings from people who think they know better. The current movement to “Defund the Police” is no exception.
Global emissions of methane have reached the highest levels on record, research shows.
Many people like to look back on history, glean from it what they can, and apply it to their everyday lives. This is done to avoid repeating past mistakes. There has been much benefit from this approach.
Demand for fossil fuels collapsed during the COVID-19 pandemic as lockdown measures were introduced. In the second quarter of 2020,
I have heard women say, “I don’t know where to begin.” We begin with ourselves; we then work together to make changes on a local and community level and campaign at the national level, using the power of our government to introduce legislation requiring that corporations rapidly transition to regenerative, life-supporting practices in their business models.
Researchers are looking to kelp for help storing carbon dioxide far beneath the surface of the sea.
The UK’s weather did a somersault in the first half of 2020, as the wettest February on record gave way to the sunniest spring.
The number of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. has jumped to around 50,000 a day, and the virus has killed more than 130,000 Americans.
As the U.S. prepares to celebrate another year of its independence, the country is paying renewed attention to the founders, and how their legacy of slavery is linked to systemic racism.
The Arctic heat wave that sent Siberian temperatures soaring to around 100 degrees Fahrenheit on the first day of summer put an exclamation point on an astonishing transformation of the Arctic environment that’s been underway for about 30 years.
Calls to reform, defund or even outright abolish police in the U.S. are coming from many corners of American society.
Heat may kill more people in the US than previously reported, according to a new study.
Police use-of-force policies in the nation’s 20 largest cities fail to meet international human rights standards, according to a new report.
On June 19, 1865 – 155 years ago – black Americans celebrating the day of Jubilee, later known as Juneteenth, may have expected a shot at real opportunity.
The fundamental difference between leaders who are good demagogues and leaders who are dangerous demagogues is found in the answer to this simple question:
As more women tell their stories and take their place on the stage of history, a growing number are emerging as peace heroines in their own right. And, of course, there are the ordinary stories of women who day after day weave the thread of peace into the fabric of daily life.
Every car has an optimal speed range that results in minimum fuel consumption, but this range differs between vehicle types, design and age.
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Awareness meditation shifts focus from traditional breath techniques to observing...
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You don't need a week in silence at a mountain retreat to feel spiritually alive again....