Languages that evolve at high elevations are more likely to include a sound that’s easier to make when the air is thinner, new research shows. Photo by Flickr user twicepix You likely don’t give a ton ...

Professor Marian Mustoe, who comprises the entirety of the Geography Department at Eastern Oregon University, likes to emphasize the breadth and variety of his discipline. "The stereotype that ...

It all started while he was playing music in New Zealand. Or maybe it was in his hometowon of Stockton. Could have been the Pacific Northwest, where his family moved for a while. Or Seaside, during ...

IN NEW YORK CITY, the subways round corners and whine against their rails like fingernails on chalkboards. In San Diego, the waves crash endlessly— no matter what you do, you’ll never be able to ...