Two hundred and fifty years ago, 13 colonies fought to become the founding states of a new nation. Each of them is intrinsic ...

MDMA gummies. DMT vapes. Mushroom chocolates sold in smoke shops halfway around the world. Long before regulators figured out what legal psychedelics might look like, an unregulated gray-market ...

The ‘dynamite’ tree (Hura crepitans) is one of the largest trees of tropical America. Growing in open areas, they stay relatively short, but in the forest, they rise to 60 metres (200 feet) in height.

Taking a walk among nature is, of course, one of life’s great joys. In certain parts of the world, though, venturing into the wilds can cause you more pain than pleasure. To give you an example, we’ve ...

The editor of the BBC's Panorama programme has defended a documentary on the Church of Scientology in which a reporter shouts at one of its members. Reporter John Sweeney lost his temper during the ...

Picture this: In a dimly lit dive with a co-worker, the bartender asks if you’d like another round. You order another Athletic brew on tap, and your companion ...

The trees will likely survive, but may face long-term consequences. Back in January, exploding trees made headlines, following frigid temperatures that took hold of the U.S. Midwest. The extreme ...

Are they dead? Or are they just still “sleeping”? That’s the question home gardeners are wondering as they venture into the landscape and still see a lot of bareness. That’s not abnormal this time of ...

Personal AI agents are exploding in popularity, but nearly all of them still route intelligence through cloud APIs. Your "personal" AI continues to depend on someone else's server. At the same time, ...