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A new discovery pushes back the origin of these technologies by about 40,000 years.

First picture of worldwide bee distribution fills knowledge gaps and may help protect species.

Trump’s Middle East peace plan contains the first map of a Palestinian state that ‘Israel can live with’.

The discovery may change what we know about early humans in Europe.

Japanese thought can’t be easily characterized by just a few books — but this essential guide is a great place to start.

Millennials — who were raised to expect unlimited success but found only disappointment — can be drawn to manifestation.

A new agricultural revolution could forever change the planet.

If you find yourself on one of these roads, it might be a while before you see another fellow traveler.

The Crab Nebula goes back to 1054, opening a window into our cosmic past. On July 4, 1054, Chinese astronomers recorded a “guest star” in the Taurus constellation. A ‘guest star’ […]

There is no going “back to normal.”

Take a look at the Times Square Totem, the Trafalgar Square Pyramid, and other landmarks that were never built.

One reason to suspect you have COVID-19 may be the order in which the symptoms appear.

Modern crops have been optimized for a lot of things, but not for climate change.

The design was as intricate as that of modern-day, factory-fabricated denim jeans, and just as durable. The ancients had fashion.

After it became clear that the world wasn’t 6,000 years old, some proposed that northern peoples had emerged independently from others.

To war is human – and Neanderthals were very like us.

These composers channeled the horror of the Holocaust and Hiroshima while honoring those who lived through it.

Sure, there’s less daylight during winter than summer, as your hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun. But darkness goes deeper than that.

A new children’s program may help displaced Syrian children find stability and belonging in their new communities.

Those bananas you love are Cavendish bananas, and they’re probably about to go extinct.

Scientists are notoriously resistant to new ideas. Are they falling prey to groupthink? Or are our current theories just that successful?

Two remarkable etymological maps show twin forces at work throughout human history.

Scallop shells have accompanied pilgrims to and from Santiago de Compostela for centuries, for more than one reason

Once a cosmopolitan faith, Islam valued intellectualism and modernity. It was derailed by various geopolitical and religious forces.

Where the prime meridian meets the equator, a non-existent island captures our imagination — and our non-geocoded data.

Break into London Zoo? Illegal, but it would improve the London Circle Walk

The Source Family, a radical 1970s utopian commune, still impacts what we eat today.

The popular game has a backstory rife with segregation, inequality, intellectual theft, and outlandish political theories.

The Bolsheviks may have created Ukraine’s current borders, but that doesn’t mean dismantling them is good for today’s Russia.

A study describes how researchers conducted the first successful DNA sequencing on ancient Egyptian mummies.