Hong Kong chaos, Trump attacks endangered species, poor brown people, and backtracks on trade war

By Robert A. Vella The situation in Hong Kong is chaotic and possibly headed towards another brutal government crackdown against Continue reading →

A Climate of Medievalism

By Robert A. Vella Before the Age of Enlightenment which brought modern science and democracy to the world, civilization was Continue reading →

U.N. makes a bold move to protect marine life on the high seas

The bluefin tuna is one of the biggest, fastest fishes in the ocean. Its streamlined body can sprint at up Continue reading →

Humanity’s last near-extinction shows how it might survive the next one

By Robert A. Vella About 75,000 years ago, a supervolcano erupted at what is now Lake Toba on the Indonesian Continue reading →

What would E.T.s think of us?

Editorial note:  The following is a speculative thought experiment intended to provide an objective assessment of our species.  It projects Continue reading →

Earth faces “biological annihilation” as species decline, scientists warn

Over the last half-billion years, scientists say there have been five mass extinction events on Earth in which a wide Continue reading →

Unless It Changes, Capitalism Will Starve Humanity By 2050

Capitalism has generated massive wealth for some, but it’s devastated the planet and has failed to improve human well-being at Continue reading →

‘The Sixth Extinction’ now afflicting our oceans is an unfolding story told by two previous mass extinctions

By Robert A. Vella Author Elizabeth Kolbert coined the phrase “The Sixth Extinction” in 2014 with her shocking nonfiction book Continue reading →