The civil rights leader who changed his name to Kwame Ture encouraged students in the Mississippi Freedom Schools to think critically.

But it didn't work. The rumor, spread by the underground press in 1967, probably led to many disappointed hippies.

A TikTok trend is only the most recent example of how people often question the abilities of marginalized groups.

Injuries and fatalities tend to be higher if people are asleep.

Apparently some people communed with spirits to locate the first underground oil reserves.

Rumor had it that these machines were once the Prince’s servants, whom he murdered and transformed into anatomical displays. Scholars showed otherwise.

The author was monitored for his political activities, but also for being gay. The surveillance took a toll on him.

Throughout the history of philosophy, literature, art, and science, people have been fascinated with the shimmering surfaces of soap bubbles.

From an early modern treatment for syphilis to Saturday-morning cartoons, the meaning and significance of the plant has transformed through time and space.

Charged with being "un-American" during the Cold War, activists appealed to American ideals in their quest for full citizenship.