René Descartes, the founder of modern philosophy, was furiously condemned by his contemporaries. Why did they fear him?

In the United States, a large share of fruit and vegetable production comes from California, where the agricultural industry relies heavily on immigrant labour. Many of these workers arrive from ...

On the coast of Cornwall in southwest England lies the picturesque village of Flushing, shaped by its fishing heritage and close-knit community. In this gentle portrait of place, the UK director Anna ...

Let’s start by observing that, mercifully, not all silences are awkward. Most of the time, even silence in the company of others is not awkward. I’m currently sitting in a busy coffee shop. Animated ...

But the Flowers Remain documents the rhythms of daily life for one family in a secluded mountain village in Romania. The project emerged while the German filmmakers Joscha Kotlan and Maximilian ...

Sarah Newman is an archaeologist and assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Chicago. Her research explores long-term human-environment interactions, including questions of waste and ...

Sheila was not alone in her disturbing experiences and her search for answers. By the early 1990s, numerous individuals had been coming forward in alarming numbers to say they feared they had been ...

The sleek high-rises in Manhattan’s Hudson Yards were built atop what was once a hub of industry. Today, argues the celebrated British American geographer David Harvey, they’re towering symbols of ...

In the 18th century, the Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus set out to classify life, creating a system of taxonomy that still endures. But, as Firelei Báez – an artist from the Dominican Republic, based ...