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History & Society
Trace how culture, power, and ideas shape societies across time.
Long-debunked conspiracies don’t disappear—they evolve and thrive in the age of algorithms.
When America lost access to German dyes, the crisis revealed a startling truth: color was chemical, tactical, and essential to warfare.
In a 13.8 billion year old Universe, a few seconds hardly seems like it matters. But these minuscule changes sure do add up over time.
Most massive galaxies are spiral or elliptical shaped. But peculiar galaxies showcase the beautiful violence that helps explain our cosmos.
First rising in the 15th century, these forts sought to counter a deadly innovation in military technology.
Biblical scholar Bart Ehrman contends that our modern sense of altruism can be traced back to the radical shift in ethical thinking sparked by Jesus' teachings.
The image you're seeing isn't a hole in the Universe, and the cosmic voids that do exist aren't hole-like at all.
By better understanding how the brain constructs pain, we may transform how we treat chronic suffering.
Looking up at the night sky gives us a glimpse of the Universe beyond our terrestrial concerns. Here's the science of what's out there.
Cities and organizations alike risk becoming highly efficient — but indistinguishable — unless leaders actively preserve space for imagination and deviation.
Nick was always an angry boy, but he was unlucky as well.
Higher productivity drives increases in wealth, wages, and living standards. AI could be just what we need to solve many of today’s problems — if we manage the gains wisely.
A preview of the latest book by Chinese history expert Charlotte Brooks
A preview of the latest novel by the New York Times bestselling author.
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The path to exploring the high-energy Universe was clear and compelling. Here's how 2025's cuts are still causing NASA casualties in 2026.
A new framework suggests that bursts of neural chaos could be the fingerprints of a conscious mind at work.
In traveling through the expanding Universe, particles slow down while light and gravitational waves redshift. What degrades and what won't?
In this excerpt from Separation of Powers, Cass Sunstein explains how the U.S. Constitution prevents such a concentration of authority from turning democracy into despotism.
Smashing things together at unprecedented energies sounds dangerous. But it's nothing the Universe hasn't already seen, and survived.