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History & Society
Trace how culture, power, and ideas shape societies across time.
On the morning of June 30, 1908, an explosion of more than 10 megatons occurred above the sparsely populated Siberian Taiga. What caused the so-called Tunguska event?
The Industrial Revolution changed music forever, thanks to a combination of technological advances and clever entrepreneurs.
Turning away is a natural response.
Why, exactly, don't you trust that person's opinion?
The “first-of-its-kind” archeological find is being reburied despite the fact that researchers haven’t finished studying it.
Sex can be a death trap even for modern toad and frog species.
Anything, good or bad, about Henry Ford can be contradicted — except his ambition and his work.
Time will tell what the reign of Charles III will look like, but one thing is for sure: the “new Elizabethan age” is long gone.
One tiny change might have made a huge difference.
Queen Elizabeth II has died. How is this loss different from that of a loved one?
Following the advent of human space flight, NASA began naming missions after children of Zeus.
Each of us carries our own version of the Multiverse in our heads.
Kublai Khan wasn’t the first ruler in history to issue paper money, but his Yuan dynasty did take unprecedented action to ensure this revolutionary form of currency retained its value.
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No planet enters retrograde more frequently than Mercury, which does so 3-4 times each year. Here’s the scientific explanation for why.
Asteroid collisions aren't always bad.
Despite the fact that both species shared a similarly large neocortex, scientists still have many questions about how closely the function of their brains resembled our own.
Spaceguard shows that we can manage risks to the extinction of humanity — if only we put our mind to it.
Bring not a bagpipe to a man in trouble.