Building a civilization on Mars means escaping the lethal radiation, violent dust storms, and extreme temperature swings on ...

Seven times now I’ve played a Civilization for the first time, and never has it felt better timed or more necessary than with ...

Jack Knudson is an assistant editor for Discover Magazine who writes articles on space, ancient humans, animals, and sustainability, and manages the Planet Earth column of the print issue. View Full ...

Civilization: Beyond Earth was a satisfying strategy game that expanded and improved on Civilization formula in a lot of interesting ways, and the game will soon be getting even deeper, with the ...