US trophy hunter Walter Palmer must be the world’s most hated dentist.

News that Palmer had killed Cecil, a handsome and well-known lion in Zimbabwe, sparked outrage both online and off.

Palmer quickly...

Ten of the most popular Republican presidential candidates gathered in Cleveland on the evening of August 6 for two hours clearly designed to be fast-paced and entertaining.

It wasn’t a debate, exactly.

The three moderators fired off one hard-nosed question...

The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 70 years ago, is one of the most studied events in modern history. And yet significant aspects of that bombing are still not well known.

I recently published a social history of US censorship in the aftermath of...

In today’s mobile media environment, an incredible amount of information is available to every one of us, every minute of every day.

With our cell phones close by, we can easily search for answers to trivia questions, word definitions or find the perfect recipe for the...

A shirtless man lounges on a large couch while two attractive young women recline next to him. A text message appears: “Hahah a light threesome never hurt anyone.” Where might this scene be from? An adult novel, an X-rated...

Gravity is a constant for all organisms on Earth. It acts on every aspect of our physiology, behavior and development – no matter what you are, you evolved in an environment where gravity roots us firmly to the ground.

But what...

Jon Stewart opened his final episode of The Daily Show with “full-team coverage” of Thursday night’s Republican presidential debate, featuring current and returning Daily Show correspondents from throughout Stewart’s tenure, including Stephen Colbert.

Before...

Seventy years ago this week, the US military revealed the greatest (and best-kept) secret of the Allied effort to win World War II.

The use of the atomic bomb proved to the world that it was indeed possible to make one.

But how had it been possible to keep the...

The results are in.

Fox News has settled on the 10 Republican candidates who will do battle on the “main stage” during the first televised GOP debate.

As expected, Donald Trump will take center stage as the undisputed leader of the...

Coastal deltas are becoming more at risk of flooding due to land subsidence, or the gradual sinking of the Earth’s surface, and sea-level rise.

Conventional protective infrastructure, such as levees, may reduce...