From ancient Mesopotamia to modern-day Iraq, the threat to a region's water supply is the cruelest cut of all
A new Smithsonian book whisks readers on a culinary odyssey, tracing the history of salt, pork, honey, chili, tomato, rice and chocolate
Though his voyage to the Galapagos and his work with finches dominate the narrative of the famed naturalist, he was, at heart, a botanist
Even after the armistice was signed ending World War I, the doughboys clashed with Russian forces 100 years ago
Designed to be apolitical, the attraction offers whiz-bang tech without the agency's brutal past
Sixty years ago this month, the romantic victory of the young Cuban revolutionaries amazed the world—and led to a surreal evening on “The Ed Sullivan Show”
Herschel Grynszpan wanted to avenge the crimes committed against European Jews. Instead, his actions were used as a justification for Kristallnacht
The infographic reveals for the first time that the U.S. is now operating in 40 percent of the world's nations
Johannes Hevelius drew some of the first maps of the moon, praised for their detail, from his homemade rooftop observatory in the Kingdom of Poland
The holiday pastry has been a multicultural phenomenon since the very beginning
The unusual holiday exchange, which lasted decades during the early 20th-century, hints at the drama between the two colleagues
The simple matching game has some deceptively complex mathematics behind the scenes
Questions abound about the ethics of the missionary’s trip and what will happen next
First introduced in 1868, the device was meant to prevent accidents—but then it caused one
Josie Rourke’s film sees Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie transform from allies into rivals, but in actuality, the queens’ relationship was far more complex
Her work long overlooked, physicist Joan Curran developed technology to conceal aircraft from radar during World War II
Three hundred years ago this week, the French philosopher and writer began his career with a popular retelling of Sophocles' 'Oedipus'
After more than 100 years of defining the kilogram according to a metal artifact, humanity is preparing to change the unit based on a constant of nature
Recent discoveries cast a different light on the most famous—and most feared—pirate of the early 18th century
These historical humbugs rival Ebenezer Scrooge and the Grinch in their lack of holiday spirit
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