New DNA analyses raise questions over the theory that Christopher Columbus and his men brought syphilis to Europe.
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Fantasy, meet statistics: The census comes to Middle-earth!
America’s war in Southeast Asia is fading fast from memory. These maps offer a horrific reminder.
The first tests of optical communications far from Earth will take place aboard the asteroid-bound Psyche spacecraft
You are much more likely to die in a car crash than from terrorism. Yet, philosopher Eran Fish says fearing terrorism more is justified.
Before Rome was an empire, it was a republic. And before it was a republic, it was a kingdom ruled by seven mythical kings — some better than others.
Sometimes you just want to hear, "I know what it's like."
The JWST's observations of well-developed galaxies early in universal history may coincide with accepted astronomical theory after all.
From before the Big Bang to Voyager 1, particle physicist Harry Cliff takes us on a whiz-bang tour of the Universe's evolution.
Through humility, the old arrogance of infallibility crumbles. And in that there is genuine hope to prevent wrongful convictions.
Benjamin Breen on his greatest revelations while writing about the birth of psychedelic science.
These scrolls are the only remaining intact library of ancient Rome — and they will crumble at a touch.
JWST just found its first transiting exoplanet, and it's 99% the size of Earth. But with no atmosphere seen, perhaps air is truly rare.
The strange bronze artifact perplexed scholars for more than a century, including how it traveled so far from home.
In the early 20th century, a young biochemist named Alexander Oparin set out to connect “the world of the living” to “the world of the dead.”
Musical preferences are correlated with personality traits — and these connections are largely consistent across cultures and continents.
Bathtubs and toilets each got their own rooms until health professionals urged architects to put all the plumbing in one room.
From landscaped gardens to road systems, the Persians were among the first to create many things we still enjoy today.
Tasting sounds and hearing colors.
Too many leaders create an imbalance between thinking and doing — but a clear vision can be sharpened through deep reflection.
His crime was so great, he was not only sentenced to death but his name was to be erased from memory.
After my father died, my journey of rediscovery began with the Czech language.
Maintain peace of mind during tax season by correctly filling out your W-4.
This pup puts us one step closer to resurrecting extinct species.
There were at least eight other human species, some of whom existed for far longer than we have. Who were they?
"Politics is weird. It’s the only business in the world in which you take a really, really important position, and you give it to someone with no qualifications." —Tony Blair
During the industrial era the cost of artificial light fell off a cliff — and the road to illumination was paved with ingenuity and slaughter.
Opponents of America's entry into the looming Second World War believed the U.S. would be dismembered.
Long before the birth of Julius Caesar, the Roman Republic appointed all-powerful dictators to protect their state in times of crisis. They were remarkably self-restrained and obedient to the Roman Constitution.