An interview with Douglas Futuyma, renowned evolutionary scientist, explaining the theory of natural selection and how it steers toward evolution.

Discover why some people feel that natural history museums are more import now than they have ever been. Familiarize yourself with some of the challenges these museums are facing.

This article "The Use of Nature in American Gothic" focuses on how nature is used in American Gothic literature.

This article highlights the significance of responsible management of natural resources in an effort to curb the effects of our shifting climate.

A comprehensive exploration of rivers and lakes, their importance to biodiversity and to humans, how we use them, threats they face, and what is being done to conserve them.

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) presented evidence that MS is a progressive disease from its onset. By using the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) researchers have discovered MS can be active when symptoms...

This essay from the NOVA Web site explores the impact Einstein made on physics and most everything we know about the cosmos.

Learn how artist Sam Van Aken created hybrid trees that produces 40 kinds of stone fruit including peaches and cherries.

Sir William Blackstone, attorney at law, unsuspecting, created quite a stir in England when he began a lecture series in 1758. His delivery may have led to the turning point in the development of colonies in the New World and directly...

Find out what makes a tornado happen and if tornadoes can be prevented with large walls. Includes video.

A powerful 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck China, killing about 10,000 people and trapping huge numbers under concrete, steel and earth. Learn more details in this article.

Nepal lies between China and India in South Asia. The country is slightly larger than the state of Arkansas. Nepal has the greatest altitude change of any location on Earth. The lowlands are at sea level and the mountains of the...

Sir William Blackstone, prominent English attorney, is featured in this article. Discover critical points to Blackstone's view of common law and why it may be "dangerous" to bash him for what his Commentaries on the Laws of England...

An academic essay describing the ways in which "religion is an active if not a determinative" cause for the American Revolution. The essay describes three influential areas: (1) religion and liberty, (2) religion and community, and (3)...

Find out about the theories as to how Oetzi the Iceman died over 5,300 years ago. Oetzi's remains were found in 1991 by hikers in the Italian Alps.

Report from December 2000 about scientific findings to that point about the body of Oetzi, a 5,300-year-old corpse discovered in 1991 in the Italian Alps.

An interesting look at the communication between dolphins. Based on a series of sounds, it is apparent that these creatures have a 'language' of communication starting right from birth. Learn what scientists think and if they have made...

Read about the economic downturn of the 1970s and the OPEC oil embargo of 1973-1974.

This article asserts that the differences between cultures and peoples are real and can add richness (and humor) to the fabric of life. People everywhere have much in common, such as a need for affiliation and love, participation, and...