Recent flooding in Venice has revived memories of a record-setting 1966 flood, which sparked an international rescue program for art and architecture.

The founder of cultural anthropology, Franz Boas challenged the reigning notions of race and culture.

A trial in the court of public opinion.

What does it really mean for a nation to be “in decline?” And why does it make for such appealing political rhetoric?

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are envisioning a toilet that can analyze urine for indicators of disease.

There’s a specific term for these irregular pearls: “baroque,” from the Portuguese barroco.

If you were reading Bradford's version of events, you might think that the survival of the Pilgrims' settlements was often in danger.

The Comte de Buffon's thirty-six volume Natural History claimed that America was a land of degeneracy. That enraged Thomas Jefferson.

Early scientific results on transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) show promise, but are they enough to support a multi-billion-dollar industry?

Looking to avoid politics at the holiday dinner table? Food trivia, ground-up mummy pigment, and snake jaws ought to do the trick.