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What is human dignity? Here's a primer, told through 200 years of great essays, lectures, and novels.

Some companies, like Amazon, quickly recovered their value – but many others were left in ruins. In the two decades since this crash, technology has advanced in many ways.

In the summer, I went camping with my friends. On the first day after our arrival, I woke up early to take a walk and pick some chanterelles for breakfast. As bad luck would have it, however, I left my glasses in the tent, and without them, I struggle to tell mushrooms apart.

MRI scans show that hunger and loneliness cause cravings in the same area, which suggests socialization is a need.

Researchers document the first example of evolutionary changes in a plant in response to humans.

Historian Rutger Bregman argues that the persistent theory that most people are monsters is just wrong.

A new study found similarities between the human brain and the cosmic network of galaxies.

Synchronous movement seems to help us form cohesive groups by shifting our thinking from "me" to "we."

Sheltering in place is causing Americans to get a little, well, squirrelly. So many folks have time on their hands because of coronavirus-spurred joblessness and lockdowns, they’re paying more attention to the bushy tailed rodents scampering outside their windows — and opening their wallets to make them happy, according to a Wall Street Journal story Friday. …