In an age when human survival seems to be hanging in the balance, cosmologist Martin Rees speculates on our collective future.

In the face of mounting threats to humanity’s continued existence on Earth, scientists are proposing various solutions. But they all seem to be overlooking one fundamental problem.

Fifty years after one of the shortest wars in history, the world feels its far-reaching effects more than ever.

Insight Video: Many scientists are warning that the human footprint is one of indiscriminate destruction and possibly irretrievable loss. Are our days numbered?

Solomon’s kingdom has been divided, but the period of the early monarchs who succeed him is still largely defined by treachery, disloyalty and increasing idolatry.

Everyone has had questions about life after death, yet what people think the Bible says about it is probably incorrect.

Insight Video: Is the present century humanity’s last? It’s a growing concern for many.

Insight Video: We’ve entered the age of post-truth—where objective facts carry less weight than emotions and opinions. Is truth obsolete?

Two authors not only explore the monumental problems facing the world today but also propose a way forward. Are their solutions workable? Yes and no.

In a continuation of ancient Israel’s troubled history, an aging King David endures more violence and intrigue among his children but ultimately passes the crown to his son Solomon.

We all admire those who live by high moral principles, yet we find excuses for not following suit. Why?

Insight Video: Losing someone you love is one of life’s most difficult challenges. Whether you’re religious or not, can you hold out any hope for a future life?

Insight Video: Regardless of the ideals set forth by leaders, humanity has never yet succeeded in preventing violence and war. Is there any solution?

As David takes Saul’s place on the throne of Israel, he shows himself to be a man of great strength but also of serious weaknesses.

Insight Video: The Trinity dogma is described as “the central doctrine of the Christian religion” yet “enveloped . . . by a kind of darkness.” How can that be?

It’s no secret that Benito Mussolini saw himself as a 20^th-century Roman emperor. But new evidence confirms that he also thought of himself as the savior—the Christlike messiah—of the Italian people.

Insight Video: What makes us human and sets us apart from other species? Is it self-awareness or free moral agency, conscience, or the capacity to imagine? It’s more than you might think.

David, having been named as Israel’s next king, finds himself the target of the doomed monarch, Saul.

In the face of human nature, ideal government has proven elusive. Still, there’s one option we haven’t yet tried.