Anthropologists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries hypothesized that animism was the earliest religion. But later scholars have called this theory into question. What is animism?

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In a pilot functional magnetic resonance (fMRI) study, we explored the effect of watching digital art or nature videos compared to contemplating the universal connectedness (also known as ...

Even though I lived on Cape Cod, the sea was mostly incomprehensible to me at that time, but he taught us to not be afraid and to go explore. Most of my early years in nature were spent exploring the ...

Feb. 10, 2025 — It's 1999, the 21st century is on the horizon, and California has big plans for marine conservation. New legislation has presented a mandate to establish an ambitious network of ...

Reflecting the increased international nature of London Art Fair this year, the artists I have selected hail from the UK as well as Guatemala, India and Pakistan. Temsuyanger Longkumer told me ...

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