Biblical scholars have debated whether the Tower of Babel existed. A remarkable stone tablet never before shown on film appears to settle that question
Follow us to these fragrant green oases secreted away within central and far-flung London neighborhoods
Germany's defeat could be traced to pins in a map now on display at the Smithsonian's American History Museum
Richard Florida thinks so. In his new book, the urban theorist says sometimes the most innovative cities also have the worst social and economic disparity
The Venice of the East sits just 30 minutes by train from Shanghai
Chem101 allows professors to push out exercises for students to do on their devices, increasing classroom engagement
The media are still feeling the impact of an executive order signed in 1917 that created 'the nation's first ministry of information'
The new federal government was plagued with absences and excuses—until James Madison helped kick things into gear
What does it really mean to get our brains on the same wavelength?
The same extraordinary properties that make this plant an “ecosystem engineer” also helped save human lives
The 40th Annual O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships comes to Austin in May
A new tool aims to bypass governments and put the power of climate action in the people’s hands
Evidence is piling up that the Tower of Babel really existed. It's a conclusion that's partially borne out by an astounding discovery
Soldier Maria Bochkareva proposed all-female battalions, in part to shame men into continuing the fight
A firefly mating ritual turns into a synchronized light show
By the 1850s, Ernestine Rose was a well-known public figure, far more famous than her allies Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
Why you and an elephant spend the same amount of time on the john
This still-controversial conservation technique will never be a species' panacea. But it might provide a crucial stop-gap
Also in this episode of <i>Generation Anthropocene</i>: The case of U.S. Navy ships, beached whales and deadly sonar pings
Pulitzer Prize winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa writes “After the Burn Pits” for the National Portrait Gallery
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