Wikipedia Wants You to Improve Its Coverage of Indigenous Peoples
Why does the site that anyone can edit contain so little coverage of native people?
Why the U.S. Government Is Paying Half a Billion in Settlements to 17 Tribal Governments
That adds to 95 cases the U.S. has settled with native groups since 2012
When the Inventor of the Diesel Engine Disappeared
Rudolf Diesel’s fate is still intriguing to this day
Rule Allows Native Hawaiians to Form Their Own Government
A rule by the Interior Department will allow indigenous Hawaiians to vote on creating a sovereign government similar to those of Native American tribes
Channel Childhoods Gone By With This Digital Archive of Victorian Children’s Books
From nursery rhymes to religious lectures, this digital archive shows how kids read in a bygone age
This Documentary Series Will Teach You About World War I in Real Time
A week-by-week approach to the Great War
New DNA Analysis Shows How Cats Spread Around the World
Felines spread in two waves including moving around Europe on Viking ships, according to researchers
An 1885 Ship Just Sailed Back to New York City
After a 16-month-long overhaul, the Wavertree has been restored to her former glory
New DNA Analysis Shows Aboriginal Australians Are the World’s Oldest Society
The group was the first to split after a single wave of migration out of Africa took place between 51,000 and 72,000 years ago, study shows
Scientists Virtually Peek Inside Ancient Biblical Charred Scrolls
A completely burned Biblical text is now readable
George Washington’s Biracial Family Is Getting New Recognition
The National Park Service is finally acknowledging the first president’s biracial family
Colombian Statue Heads Home After 80 Years
The slab figure disappeared from Colombia’s National Musuem in 1939
World’s Oldest Fish Hooks Discovered in Okinawa
The 23,000-year-old barbs are made from snail shell. The discovery shows that early people had the resources to survive on the isolated island
A British Jail Is Paying Artistic Tribute to Oscar Wilde, its Most Famous Inmate
Patti Smith, Ai Weiwei and others envision what it’s like to be Inside
Skeleton Pulled From the Antikythera Shipwreck Could Give Clues to Life Aboard the Vessel
Archaeologists hope to analyze DNA taken from a skeleton found among the wreckage
A Brief History of America’s Complicated Relationship With Wild Horses
The iconic symbol of the Wild West has a tangled and controversial story
Amateur Archaeologist Discovers Significant Amount of Scotland’s Ancient Rock Art
Musician and avid walker George Currie has catalogued 670 pieces of prehistoric rock art in the Highlands
A New Choral Work Was Inspired by the Death of Matthew Shepard
“Considering Matthew Shepard” finds hope inside a story of hate
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