History

Eiza Gonzalez as Marjorie Stewart in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
The Inverse Interview

Guy Ritchie Blows Up History

ByLyvie Scott

The stars of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare uncover the hidden figures of World War II.

Review

'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' Brilliantly Brings Guy Ritchie Back to Basics

ByLyvie Scott

The British director returns with another remix of his greatest hits: this time, with Nazis.

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 14 : People in Pikachu costumes are seen during the Pokemon Parade in Minat...
Retrospective

It’s Been 25 Years Since ‘90s Kids Got Their Second Favorite Pokémon Game

ByMo Mozuch

This unexpected sequel kept Pokémon Fever running hot.

Science

A Scientist Found Something Truly Bizarre Inside A Fossilized Dinosaur Eggshell

ByEvan Thomas Saitta and The Conversation

“I heard a gleeful exclamation from across the room.”

Great Barrier Reef from above, Queensland, Australia.
Science

Ancient Australians May Have Used the Great Barrier Reef to Survive Even Earlier Than We Thought

BySean Ulm, Ian J. McNiven, Kenneth McLean and The Conversation

The deepest cultural material was found nearly two meters below the surface, in levels we radiocarbon dated to around 6,500 years ago.

Handsome Viking Warrior sailing on a fjord on an authentic viking long boat
Science

A Geneticist Reveals What It Really Means to Have Viking DNA

ByShai Carmi, Harald Ringbauer and The Conversation

What type of relationship with a medieval person does a shared DNA fragment really imply?

MEXICO - 2007/07/04: View of El Castillo (Temple of Kukulcan), the great Mayan pyramid, at night dur...
Science

Thousands of Years Ago, Ancient Mayans Developed an Impressive System For Predicting an Eclipse

ByKimberly H. Breuer and The Conversation

But why invest so much in tracking the skies?

Inverse Recommends

Little Moments, Big Statements in 'The Zone of Interest'

ByAndy Crump

It’s more than just the banality of evil.

Science

One Extremely Human Quality May Help Explain Why Neanderthals Went Extinct

ByThe Conversation and Nicholas R. Longrich

Anthropologists once saw Neanderthals as dull-witted brutes. But recent archaeological finds show they rivaled us in intelligence.

BOERNE, TEXAS - OCTOBER 14: An annular solar eclipse is seen on October 14, 2023 in Boerne, Texas. D...
Science

The Science of Eclipses Is Full Of Miscalculations, Bonfires, And Bad Weather

ByThe Conversation and Barbara Ryden

For centuries, astronomers have sought to learn more from eclipses — but it hasn’t always worked out.