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Study finds that birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent, suggesting that this "hidden" phenomenon provides enhanced signaling for hierarchy and courtship.

Professors Archon Fung of Harvard Kennedy School and Lawrence Lessig of Harvard Law School say Trump’s brazen embrace of ...

And the Occam’s razor explanation for why someone would make dozens of simultaneous public shows of force—to prove a point ...

Burke has introduced bills before regarding access to abortion, but they didn't make it through past sessions.

Today’s tech oligarchs want the appearance of public acclaim for their deeply elitist vision of society—while maintaining a docile and cooperative public.

Archaeologists in Trento, Italy, uncover a 3,000-year-old necropolis with 200 graves, shedding light on pre-Roman burial ...

While the Philippines is predominantly Catholic (78.8 percent, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority's 2020 census ...

In this edition of “Meaning at the Movies,” staff writer Lauren Deaton explores the ways in which queer identity is explored ...

The beloved dystopian sci-fi series "Red Rising" by Pierce Brown will return in "Red God," but when? While you wait, here are ...

Smitha (not her real name), a domestic helper in Delhi for 28 years, can't forget the day she was beaten in public by one of ...

The Indian caste system dictates the course of an individual's life — their profession, social circle, and sense of self. It ...