The rise of death doulas and what they can teach us about dying well without religion

In most western societies, death has always been the church’s job. Nearly everyone wanted last rites, deathbed prayers and a ...

Island life changed how Brazil's Noronha skink reproduces, but the lizard's strategy might be failing

Visitors to the Fernando de Noronha archipelago, located about 340 miles (545 kilometers) off the coast of Pernambuco in ...

Island life changed how Brazil’s Noronha skink reproduces, but the lizard’s strategy might be failing in a rapidly evolving world

The Noronha skink arrived on the island millions of years ago from Africa, likely on floating masses of vegetation carried by ...

What death doulas can teach us about dying well without religion

In most western societies, death has always been the church’s job. Nearly everyone wanted last rites, deathbed prayers and a faith leader at their bedside. But for a growing number of people, that ...
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It's adorably fluffy, weighs the same as a border collie dog, sleeps for 20 hours a day - and communicates by snoring and belching

The koala is an iconic marsupial native to Australia, and was originally thought to be related to bears.