James Osborne

The Texas Legislature's decision last year to invest $50 million in taxpayer money on a clinical trial for the powerful hallucinogen ibogaine came amid a rising tide of enthusiasm around psychedelics. Former Gov. Rick Perry extolled its benefits for the t... See more

Beyond the podcast: Alfred vs the Vikings Showing 1 to 10 of 10 results MembershipIt was an "extravaganza of brutality": how the Vikings menaced the Mediterranean. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users. Killing, burning, pillagi... See more

Did the Bible really inspire a early medieval king’s disgusting death? Edmund Ironside was an ill-fated king during a violent and turbulent time in the history of the Anglo-Saxons. But is the vivid story of his death just a myth? And if so, what does it h... See more

Gov. Greg Abbott signaled his support Wednesday for President Donald Trump's executive order imposing stricter rules on mail-in voting and creating voter databases for states, through which the federal government can decide who is eligible to vote and who... See more

In September, the Texas oil giant Exxon Mobil announced a new partnership with a Canadian satellite company to monitor emissions of methane — a potent greenhouse gas — across all its onshore operations in North America and Asia, representing more than hal... See more