Aside from being a delight to watch, flight in birds is regarded by many cultures as a symbol of freedom, and a source of ...

Not to be outdone by the science of biology, which has held the limelight for the past half-century through its discovery of the origin of man, geology is making a bid for prominence with a brand new ...

In the 1980s, the tidal wave of Continental theory swept over many English departments, leaving the discipline of literary study divided and to this day unsure about its role in the university and the ...

Mighty forces beyond the solar system billions of years ago might have shaped much of the land beneath our feet today. A study recently published in the journal Geology proposes that Earth’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. This is how the western hemisphere of the Earth may have appeared ...

I seem to be the only conservative columnist in America who noticed that other huge gaffe Sarah Palin made during the recent campaign. That mistake occurred in the vice-presidential debate, when she ...

1. The classical MacArthur–Wilson theory of island biogeography (TIB) emphasizes the role of island area and isolation in determining island biotas, but is neutral with respect to species differences ...