All posts by Jamie Frater

Plant intelligence? It sounds like an oxymoron. Because plants lack a central nervous system, we tend to see them as

The history of medicine is, in many respects, the history of human imagination pressed into the service of survival. When

Your pantry might not contain any good-looking items that are decades or millennia past their prime, but such freaky fare

Even in an age where every moment can be instantly captured, shared, and archived, it’s a surprising and unsettling reality

Just when you thought the animal kingdom couldn’t get any weirder, scientists come out with another bizarre study that boggles

We are just over eight months into the new year, and already, several significant historical discoveries have been announced. These

History tends to remember the best qualities of historical figures. For example, most people today have no idea that Benjamin

Mother Nature has a good side. Cute baby animals. Species working in lockstep to survive. Gorgeous green rainforests. But she

Hitchhiking is usually seen as a personal journey, an act of fleeting connection between strangers on the open road. Yet,