Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research is warning that the most likely outcome is that human civilization is poised for collapse. "We can’t put a date on ...

Over the horizon, long term planning is not the strong suit of great apes like us. Homo sapiens are highly socialized animals prone to cooperate when necessary. But we are just as prone to strike up ...

The Bronze Age began around 3300 BCE with the discovery that copper mixed with tin produced a stronger alloy. This breakthrough transformed tools, weapons, and construction. Civilizations in ...

SANTIAGO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Recent glacier retreat across the Andes is unprecedented in the history of human civilization, according to a new study published, opens new tab in the Science journal on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Around 8,000 years ago, many civilizations thrived on plains that are now submerged by the North and Baltic seas. Now, scientists ...

The feeling will be familiar to many who have visited the great cities of history: I had come to Athens for the first time and made a pilgrimage to its democratic Assembly, Plato's Academy, and ...