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

Her ideas were met with skepticism. Punctuated equilibrium, proposed in 1972 by paleontologists Niles Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould, had already shaken up evolutionary biology by suggesting that ...

Comedian and writer Larry David and sports media personality Stephen A. Smith attend the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks at Crypto.com Arena. / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images ...

When white nationalist Nick Fuentes recently praised ESPN host Stephen A. Smith, it was just the latest in a series of data points showing how the loudest voice in sports entertainment has become ...

It's safe to say that Stephen Graham is the man of the moment with his smash hit show Adolescence - but the star has been lauded for so many roles over the years, including his incredible work in ...

If Stephen A. Smith was looking to move past his now-infamous confrontation with Lakers star LeBron James, he didn’t do so on Wednesday’s edition of his self-titled podcast. After James went ...

Shannon Sharpe wants Stephen A. Smith to “let it go” where his feud with LeBron James is concerned. During Wednesday’s installment of his “Night Cap” podcast, Sharpe encouraged Smith to ...

We've seen a lot of back-and-forth between Stephen A. Smith and LeBron James since their on-court confrontation in early March, and it continues to pull in other people. After Richard Jefferson ...

The ongoing Stephen A. Smith-LeBron James feud has escalated. A very public back and forth between the ESPN pundit and Los Angeles Lakers star continued Wednesday night when Smith went on his live ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry returned Friday night after a two-game absence because of a pelvic contusion and said that though he will "feel it for a while," he avoided ...