Since the dawn of recorded history (and likely long before), humans have been obsessed with athletic competition. Our modern-day Olympics hold the world in thrall every couple of years, but even the state-of-the-art television coverage cannot disguise the origins of these games. They date to ancient Greece, where exceptional...
It is said that life on Earth began in the vast oceans, and it isn’t hard to believe. After all, evidence shows that sharks are older than trees! There are creatures in the sea whose genetic lineage goes back further than anything that lives on land. The scope of...
Do you know what a "biophile" is? More or less, it's a fancy word for someone who has a special appreciation for the living world beyond humanity. In simpler terms, we could say: It describes every child in the world. There's something about those early years – kids are...
