If compassion and clarity can coexist, then defending truth and dignity alike isn’t a contradiction — it’s the most human act of all.

Humans are fundamentally "musical animals"—and our capacity for music is rooted in biology, not just culture. This is the conclusion of new work by University of Amsterdam professor of Music Cognition ...

Human design is gaining popularity as a means to gain insight into your innermost self.

Although they lack a single shared definition of wisdom, many are optimistic that the capacity can be cultivated. “Not everyone will become a super wisdom guru,” says Judith Glück, a developmental ...

Inside the growing scientific quest to understand what creatures with the extraordinary ability to defy the ravages of time can teach us about making human aging better.

A draft assessment of the health of nature in the United States is grim but shot through with bright spots and possibility.

Debt-for-nature swaps and conservation funds to halt biodiversity loss are gaining traction as governments link ecosystem ...

A 56-year-old man with liver failure has become the first living person to be surgically connected to a genetically modified ...

Drone warfare has added a dangerous depth to Sudan's humanitarian catastrophe by making safe aid delivery and emergency ...

The fallout from fighting in the Middle East, from burning oil refineries to sunken ships, threatens lasting repercussions for the health of the region's people, water and food supplies, and ...

Humans perceive emotional expressions displayed by non-human primates and spontaneously mimic these expressions, according to ...

Former Disy leader Averof Neophytou, speaking at the House plenum on Thursday, said that while drought was an act of God, shortage of water was down to human incompetence. The priority now, was not to ...