History

Trillions of tiny organisms may have shaped humanity in 3 ways

Funeral flowers for a Neanderthal: New study reveals humanity and spirituality

The Strange Quest to Crack the Voynich Code

For Israelis and Palestinians, a Battle Over a Humble Plant

Why Zealandia is so different from other continents

Dinosaurs: New study upends a belief many learned in elementary school

Ancient "ghost" DNA identified in living humans

Liberals and conservatives are both bad at one thing, but neither can admit it

Woolly mammoth genetics study reveals their miserable, lonely end

Scientists grew trees from 2000-year-old seeds and the outcome may be delicious

9,990-year-old skull may rewrite ancient American history

Apps could soon predict when you'll die: The science of how

Ancient human IQ can't be measured in the brain, but somewhere else — study

Everyone is a little Neanderthal, new study proves

If this era of automation mirrors the past, we’re in trouble

How math can save your life

History repeats itself. That's bad news for the 2020s.

The most influential horror movie of all time is leaving Netflix next month

5 theories on why Neanderthals went extinct

3D printing makes ancient Egyptian speak for first time in 3,000 years

Doomsday clock update: This is how close the world is to catastrophe

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

Are long weekends or shorter workdays better? Data has the answer

Air pollution historian: "These past weeks have been a shock"

Skin-diving study indicates Neanderthals had 'capacity for innovation'

An ancient viking stone has revealed fears over a problem that still looms

The extinction of ice age mammals may have forced us to invent civilization

Four actual Wonder Women discovered in ancient tombs in Russia

6 venomous mammals that roam, fly and crawl on planet Earth

Gnarly lungs found in a museum basement rewrite the history of measles

A fresh look at the demise of an ancient human species

SpaceX reached a momentous milestone in the race to reuse rockets

The dubious benefits of placenta-eating

Scientific discovery may push an aphrodisiac mushroom into the mainstream

The dark side of plant-based food

Kylo's 'Rise of Skywalker' helmet is wildly impractical, armor expert says

How copulating rabbits revealed the evolutionary roots of female orgasms

How a 24-year-old mystery was solved by a shark tooth

Premier League: A deep mathematical analysis could predict a boring future

Brain scans show how "collective narration" shapes our memories

CES in the 2020s? Expect VR, wearables, 5G, and maybe even space travel

History's most famous chin officially linked to centuries of inbreeding

Were early humans the first victims of the sixth mass extinction?

Not guilty: Humans off the hook for Neanderthals' extinction

'Imagineering Story' on Disney+ is worth your time for a historic reason

How medieval Christians created the American nuclear family

‘For All Mankind’s review: Alt-history space race struggles to lift off

Why zombies have historically been connected to the influenza virus

SpaceX Mars city: Here’s how much Elon Musk's dream would cost

Diamonds shine light on the Earth's inner workings