History

Decades before SpaceX, these splashdowns made waves

An American Pickle is a great TV show and that's kind of the problem

'Radioactive' director Marjane Satrapi on Marie Curie, comics, and Trump

The archaic you

Longevity study reveals why ancient trees can stave off death

What we found in Chiquihuite Cave may rewrite human history.

Is sitting on the floor or in a chair better? Here's what we found.

Extinct human DNA explains why some people are more sensitive to pain

Millions of years ago, crocodiles surfed from Africa to the Americas — study

A controversial discovery in Mexico rewrites human history in America

Netflix's most underrated original series ever deserves another chance

Did ancient Americans settle in Polynesia? The evidence doesn’t add up

What will the future office look like? Experts predict one big change

6 pictures of the first atomic bomb test

'Assassin's Creed Valhalla' release date, trailer, gameplay for the Viking RPG

When CO2 levels were last this high, the world was a very different place

Footprints on the Moon and cemeteries on Mars: An interview with Alice Gorman, space archaeologist

15-foot-long skeleton reveals 23-million-year old apex predator

The U.S. Senate is trying to steal your privacy while no one is looking.

Scientists find a 237-million-year-old miniaturized origin for giant dinosaurs

'Assassin's Creed Valhalla' leaked gameplay has fans worried for 1 reason

Archaeologists got one thing wrong about North American indigenous history

Vampire myths originated with a real blood disorder

The lives of medieval monks can teach us how to master social distancing

99-million-year old bugs reveal an ancient world of vibrant color

5 ways the world is better off dealing with a pandemic now than in 1918

Shin-kicking: A game created to troll 17th-century puritans is still thriving

Joel Schumacher: 10 unforgettable moments from his Batman movies

How the internet will change our coronavirus memories

A natural disaster in the modern-day USA may have toppled the Roman Empire

'The Batman' (2021) leak may reveal a shocking 'Dark Knight' connection

The archaeological record reveals something strange about diseases throughout history

QQ meaning in gaming: How a 'Warcraft' shortcut became a brutal insult

Why ancient men had to evolve from carousers to doting dads — or die

48,000-year-old arrowheads reveal early human innovation

Star Wars: What George Lucas failed to learn from 'Jaws'

With 'Humankind', Sega declares war on 'Sid Meier’s Civilization 6'

'Last of Us 2': How a 2003 video game helped create 2020's biggest release

God Mode game meaning: How a vintage cheat code became a universal brag

How LEGO built itself into a crucial educational tool, brick by brick

What Chernobyl can teach us about the invisible threat of coronavirus

Test your Neanderthal smarts with this 5-question quiz

'Da 5 Bloods' review: Spike Lee's Netflix movie might be his greatest ever

Ancient footprints linked to a crocodile that walked on 2 legs

'Lovecraft Country': 10 astonishing photos of HBO's trippy new horror show

Smurfing meaning in gaming: How an annoying strategy became a viral meme

A brief history of human spaceflight -- and how SpaceX changed it all

5 theories on why Neanderthals went extinct

What is systemic, institutional racism?

An ode to mac and cheese, the poster child for processed food