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

Although the rule of law remains one of the great achievements of modern civilization, it is not always a protector of competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

I spent our year in Kilanga thinking of civilization as lying downstream from us, since that was the way the boats went to Banningville.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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

The questions that define civilizations don’t always announce themselves cleanly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

In ancient civilizations as in ours, it was status made manifest.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

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

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

American civilizations resting on animal power might have been sending their own conquistadores to ravage Europe.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond