civilization

Convery has nicely feathered hair and a character burdened by the plot’s corniest contrivances: a bully stubbornly pursuing him to the literal end of civilization, a lost pet dog that he’s determined to rescue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Each group branches off as they meet the sand with enough equipment to establish a civilization for one night.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

Smoke swallows civilization while sparks fall around the baroque column of the Fuente de los Luceros.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

Scholars now believe the ancient civilization traded with Southeast Asia, hundreds of miles to the south.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

By the end of the week I’d managed to squeeze into introductory courses in English, American history, music and religion, but I was stuck in a junior-level course on art in Western civilization.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

And could other advanced, independent civilizations have also flourished within China’s current borders before their subjugation?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

New research now suggests that higher radio frequencies could offer another valuable place to search for technological signals from distant civilizations.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026

Contemporary nations like Iran, Armenia, and Egypt can lay claim to being built on very old civilizations, but you could point out discontinuities and lapses in sovereignty in their histories that complicate the argument.

From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2026

In fact, he concluded, the two civilizations are “so radically different, they’re irreconcilable.”

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

To learn a little about what other kinds of civilizations are possible, we can study history and cultural anthropology.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan