The first civilizations emerged when humans stopped living as nomadic hunter-gatherers and began farming. Around 10,000 BC, the agricultural revolution allowed communities to produce surplus food, ...

The story of civilization is often the story of the few ruling the many — of conquest, corruption and moral decay. And yet, against historical odds, this American experiment in self-government has ...

President Donald Trump recently said that the war in Iran is “going very well.” The regime, he warned, was being “decimated.” It’s far too early to clearly see who, or what, will emerge from the war’s ...

Oil, Geopolitics and the New Global Energy Transition “Energy has always been more than fuel. It is the hidden architecture of power.” Key Figures 303 ...

And yet the American public does not perceive the stakes with that level of clarity. Poll after poll suggests a nation that views Iran as one problem among many rather than as the ideological nucleus ...

The fact that 140 governments co-sponsored a resolution denouncing the right of a historically oppressed country to resist the most brutal forms of imperialist violence underscores that world ...

When people think of asteroids, they tend to picture rare, civilization-ending impacts like those depicted in movies such as "Armageddon." In reality, the asteroids most likely to affect modern ...

Headlines are dominated by the oncoming AI apocalypse. The 21st century, far from being an age of decay, may prove to be the most creative and constructive period in human history, says Madsen Pirie ...

In a powerful display of solidarity and revolutionary commitment, more than 3,000 Iranian artists have issued a collective statement pledging their allegiance to the newly appointed Leader of the ...

Some 500 publishing houses and bookstores have declared, in a message, their allegiance to the third leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran.

An LNG tanker explosion in the crowded Strait of Hormuz would be a catastrophe - both in human terms and in the psychological ...