Foreign Minister Wang Yi
at the Munich security conference 2025
How to be an Atheist in the Middle Ages
We tend to think that it was impossible not to subscribe to Christianity in the Middle Ages. But, as in any age, belief can wax and wane. But the chroniclers…
there is no point in getting depressed.
We have to fight
Neolithic population collapse may have been caused by plague, researchers say
A devastating population collapse that decimated stone age farming communities across northern Europe 5,000 years ago may have been driven by an outbreak of the plague, according to research. The…
sasha dolgopolov
my first stand-up in english!
Easing into multilingualism
Mastering six languages sounds like a slog, right? But in some corners of Europe, it happens—maybe not effortlessly, but more easily than in, say, Ohio. Gaston Dorren grew up speaking…
Why North America Can’t Build Nice Apartments
Decoding Density
Have an Autoimmune Disease? Blame the Black Death
The bubonic plague killed so many people in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa that that natural selection event is still rippling through our genomes today. But the same…
These Iron Age Swedish Warriors Were Laid to Rest on Luxurious Feather Bedding
Researchers say the various types of bird feathers used may hold symbolic significance {read}