An occasional series where Mongabay’s founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives, and story summaries.

Have you ever heard of zoophobia? That is the medical term given for the general fear of animals, from the roots “zoo,” meaning animal, and “phobia,” meaning dread or fear. Around six percent of all ...

Not only will the “Suits” alum’s signature raspberry jam be available for purchase on asever.com, but she is also selling limited-edition wildflower honey with honeycomb. In addition ...

A phobia is an extreme irrational fear of something. It is a type of anxiety disorder that emerges, on average, at age 9 or 10. There are different kinds of phobias directed toward objects, situations ...

Lohan wore her new honeycomb blonde hair in a center part, tucked behind her ears, falling sleek and straight down her back. The look was courtesy of Lohan's long-time stylist Danielle Priano.

There was a warmth and feeling of camaraderie in the air at the London summit on Ukraine, but also a soundtrack that amounted to a continent collectively thinking that things have just got real.

The future is not decided. It is the product of the choices that we make today. Technology shapes society, but society also gets to shape technology. There are levers we can pull that will enhance ...

The T-1000 in Terminator 2 could change shape at will, morph its hands into blades or turn parts of its body into a fluid to move through metal bars. “I saw this movie when I was a child—it ...

There is very little clinical literature about this condition, but on message boards and social media groups, people living with this phobia report very real symptoms resulting from sidonglobophobia.