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History & Society
Trace how culture, power, and ideas shape societies across time.
Discussions of human evolution are usually backward looking, as if the greatest triumphs and challenges were in the distant past.
A growing body of research shows that religious people seem to enjoy more psychological well-being compared to others.
The laws of physics state that you can't create or destroy matter without also creating or destroying an equal amount of antimatter. So how are we here?
60% of all potentially dangerous asteroids remain undetected.
Like witchcraft, "racecraft" refers to a kind of magical thinking — one that treats race as if it were scientifically meaningful.
In the night sky for March of 2022, only stars and the Moon, not planets, will greet you. The real show, however, arrives just before dawn.
A famous explorer's doomed ship is finally found 107 years after it was lost to the Antarctic deep.
Gigantic ranges called "supermountains" formed twice in Earth's history, and they may have had a profound influence on evolutionary history.
In the shadow of the Shard, the mosaics help paint a picture of Roman London.
Do the health risks outweigh the benefits?
Despite all that we've learned about the Universe, there remain unanswered, and possibly unanswerable, questions. Could "God" be the answer?
Any dataset that can be quantified over time can be turned into a contest that is both exciting and (a little bit) enlightening.
From a desert oasis to the Rocky Mountains, being filled with awe makes me a better scientist.
If dark matter exists in a large halo in our galaxy, made up of particles, then it's passing through us constantly. But how much?
Recent geopolitical turning points, like Brexit and the 2016 U.S. presidential election, were chapters in a story that extends decades back in world history.
Researchers speculate the famous monument was one of the world’s first solar calendars, possibly inspired by trade with ancient Egyptians.
“What am I missing?” is a question that journalist Mónica Guzmán thinks more people should start asking.
When we look out at the Universe, even with Hubble, we're only seeing the closest, biggest, brightest galaxies. Here's where the rest are.
As always, aDNA research raises as many questions as answers.
Some economists predict China's economy will overtake the U.S. economy by 2028.