History

And the beer that gave rise to civilizations, too.

AI helped piece together clay fragments to tell a new story of Babylon

The colossal structures, built by hunter-gatherers, are way older than archaeologists had thought possible

Pulitzer-winner Kathleen DuVal on Indigenous power in colonial times

Etchings in ancient Hebrew artifacts reveal nuanced social dynamics

It started with farm animals—now it's revealing secrets of the cosmos

Richard Munson’s 3 greatest revelations while writing Ingenious, his biography of Franklin, the scientist.

For scientists of yore anything—from mermaids to alchemy—was on the table.

Alexander Graham Bell reflects on the very first telephone call in a letter to his father.

The role of chance and predictability in scientific breakthroughs.

Who are you calling inept and unfit?

Why human attempts to mechanize logic keep breaking down.