Power Grab

Adam Zyglis / The Buffalo News, N.Y. May 20, 2019 Dig deeper

From Bill Maher to Sigmund Freud: A Very Unfunny Look at the Enduring Politics of Hate

Bill Blum / Truthdig May 8, 2017 Freud’s insights—from his writings and exchanges with Albert Einstein more than eight decades ago—offer a crucial perspective into America’s current political crisis. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Earth-Like Planet May Exist

Staff / Truthdig Sep 13, 2011 European astronomers said Monday that they may have found a celestial body with the right characteristics to host life: a "Goldilocks" planet circling a star at a distance that is not too hot, not too cold, but just right for liquid water to exist. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Labyrinth of Life

Angel Boligan, Cagle Cartoons, El Universal, Mexico City Jun 25, 2011 Dig deeper

Evidence of Life on a Meteorite?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2011 A NASA scientist claims to have found tiny alien fossils encased in meteorites that landed in Spain, sparking new interest in the possibility of life outside our planet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A New Twist in the Quest for Extraterrestrials

Staff / Truthdig Dec 3, 2010 A young biochemist has caused a ruckus in the scientific community with her claim that one of the basic elements in the formula that has long been considered to define the building blocks of life may be swapped out -- and for arsenic, no less. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Still Searching for Water on the Backup Planet

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2010 Our ability to evacuate to Mars once we're done wrecking the Earth depends on a lot, but the whole idea is a nonstarter if the fourth rock from the sun is dry. Ten years ago scientists discovered evidence of flowing water on Mars and we have reason to believe there's plenty of the frozen variety, but we still haven't caught Mars with its gullies wet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Forget Polar Bears, We’re Killing Our Food

Staff / Truthdig May 17, 2010 Scientists once thought all that carbon dioxide that humans have been pumping into the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution kicked off might be good for plants (even if it hotboxes the planet in the process), but recent studies show we have a lot to worry about. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

When the Tough Should Get Going

Staff / Truthdig Oct 30, 2009 The former Marine officer Matthew Hoh, who resigned his Foreign Service post in Afghanistan because he feels the war is pointless and not worth dying for, deserves all the attention he's gotten and more. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What’s the Equation for Life?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2009 Seeing as we're not doing so well with our planetary preservation program here on Earth, it might be prudent to consider the possibility of shopping around the universe for a new home at some point in the not-too-distant future. But how do we know which heavenly bodies are ripe for the human ruination treatment? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Methane Hints at Life on Mars

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2009 NASA scientists have discovered regularly replenished supplies of methane gas on the Red Planet. That raises two possibilities: The gas could be formed by geologic activity or, as anyone who has spent time around cows can tell you, it could be a sign of life. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Reuters Opening ‘Second Life’ Virtual Bureau

Staff / Truthdig Oct 17, 2006 The news agency becomes the latest corporate brand to set up shop in the virtual online world. It will put out stories about this rapidly growing parallel universe. Amazing stuff. Earlier: a big magazine piece on Second Life Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )