Stephen Pearl Andrews, a lawyer, Houston socialite, and abolitionist, concocted a plan to free Texas' slaves—with a hint of treason.

Though there was never a unified uprising that made it into the history books, the enslaved people of Arkansas rebelled and resisted in significant ways.

The cradle of civilization may not support our civilization anymore.

Well-researched stories from Harvard Magazine, The New York Review of Books, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.

Richard Nixon's voters had a lot in common with Trump's, especially in their idealization of the self-sufficient, independent American businessperson.

The "Thucydides trap" refers to the theory that when a rising power threatens a ruling power, the result is often war. Are the US and China headed there?

The cat-attracting ability of perfume has been known since at least the 18th century. Will it help authorities catch a killer tiger?

Sister cities may seem like mere symbolic pairings, but many actually share meaningful ties that are deliberately instituted and sustained.

Insulin coma and deep sleep therapies were used for years on patients with mental illness, even though there was never any evidence they worked.

Gaining enough weight to survive a winter of hibernation is actually very hard work.