A brief biographical sketch of anarchist Warren Starr Van Valkenburgh, who served as the editor for The Road to Freedom and ...

Earth's rotation is speeding up, leading to shorter days and potential timekeeping adjustments. Scientists predict that by ...

To celebrate the Fourth of July, the Village Voice takes a look at Frederick Douglass's powerful 1852 anti-slavery oration.

Since his debut in 1940's Action Comics #23, Luthor has evolved from a somewhat gimmicky Golden Age bad guy into one of the ...

Many modern devices—from cellphones and computers to electric vehicles and wind turbines—rely on strong magnets made from ...

"This might be the greatest one-day lineup in the history of rock," says Billy Corgan of the event celebrating the band and ...

Scientists have long agreed this event was triggered by a sudden surge in greenhouse gases which resulted in an intense and ...

In the latest instalment of Mark Cocker's 'Winging it' column, he looks at the peregrine, a bird of prey with astonishing speed and super strength.

Priscilla Diane Chapman Frisch, a University of Chicago Research Professor in Astronomy and Astrophysics and a world-leading ...

An ancient climate tipping point is revealed in new fossils dating back to Earth’s most severe extinction event, called the ...

Black Earth Rising’ is a reminder that the climate catastrophe is often felt most keenly by the populations who bare least ...

A selection of books that inspired and influenced and left an indelible impression – which book changed your life?