I had lunch with a friend a few days ago, and the conversation inevitably turned to what is happening in our body politic.

A recent study out of Bangladesh confirms a concerning trend in monkey behavior, potentially leading to the extinction of two species of langurs: Phayre's langurs and capped langurs. Mongabay reported ...

Until recently, I assumed that the term “extinction burst” referred to the impact of the comet, asteroid or other catastrophic space rock that wiped out the dinosaurs. Turns out the expression ...