A ridiculous but instructive thought experiment involving deep time, plate tectonics, erosion and the slow death of the sun ...

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Ken Burns’ latest work takes us back to a moment of great dissension and division, a moment in which Americans raged against ...

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President Trump pardoned the billionaire founder of the largest crypto exchange in the world, Binance. It's raised questions ...

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Canada’s prime minister argues that countries that build new networks and pragmatic alliances will be best placed to thrive ...