Are People More Empathetic Toward Dogs Or Humans
A recently published study out of Northeastern University in Boston has revealed some interesting findings when it comes to whether people are more disturbed by dog or human suffering.
How Evolution May Change Us 100,000 Years From Now
All life on earth is constantly evolving: the process doesn't stop. As living things, humans are still evolving. Since we became Homo sapiens, has evolution...
Trump’s Wall And Has Liberalism Fed Racism?
Let's get one thing straight 'from the get go', as you Americans are inclined to say: racism existed before liberalism and, most likely, before any other...
In Case You Missed It Here Is the GOP Debate in 30 Seconds
I think we can all agree that Thursday's debate was a hell of a reality show episode, but didn't do anything to actually advance our...
Discovery of 10,000-Year-Old Skeletons Provide Evidence of Early, Ruthless Massacres
A discovery in Kenya may provide new insight into the history of war, suggesting that prehistoric human beings too engaged in ruthless massacres. Bones from...
Humans Have Pushed the Earth Into A New Geological Age
(Newser) If every human being vanished off the face of the planet today, cockroach geologists tens of millions of years in the future would still...
Review: SYFY’s ‘Childhood’s End’ and ‘Expanse’ Two Ambitious Journeys Into the Unknown
Two big new shows land on Syfy on Monday night — one a sprawling series set across the solar system, the other a three-night adaptation...
Terrorism: Empathy and the Religion of Bigotry
The isolation every human experiences at times, the distance from other humans, is bridged by commonalities, large and small. But when distances are so great that every bridge becomes suspect, how do we find and trust any common experience?
25 African States Vigorously Seek Global Ban on Ivory Trade
Twenty-five African countries have adopted a declaration demanding a total ban on ivory trade worldwide. The countries, through the African Elephant Coalition meeting in Cotonou,...
How To Be A Human Being
I often wonder why, or how, so many human beings seem to struggle with the concept of actually being a human being. It isn't really...
Who or What Is the Super-Predator Eradicating the World’s Wildlife?
I suppose it isn't really a hard question to answer, at least not if you take a minute to ponder the obvious. Our wildlife are...
Why Is Jesus Hiding?
Have you ever wondered why the Christians are always going on about “finding Jesus?” I mean to hear them tell it if a person doesn’t find the J-Man that person is condemned to the fiery pit and will never be “saved.”
Face it Feline Fans-Your Cat is a Wild Animal
Does your cuddly feline seem to think he's the vicious wildcat from hell? In point of fact, he's got it almost right. A recent study finds that genetically speaking,...
Religion vs Science-4 Reasons Why Intelligent Design Falls Flat
The religious theory of "intelligent design" is the study of patterns in nature that are best explained as the result of intelligence. Based loosely on...