In 1943, the psychologist Abraham Maslow published his theory on human motivation, famously encapsulated in his hierarchy of needs. Maslow’s idea was that once humans met their most basic ...

Let’s start with a confession: I’m not much of a beach person. Sure, I’ve lived most of my life within a few miles of the Pacific Ocean, and spent plenty of time on the sand — enjoyed it, even. But ...

Sea level rise — mostly due to glacial melt largely caused by anthropogenic climate change — has been a hot button topic for the past half century. But historically defining the basic parameters of ...