While fact-checking his critically acclaimed novel about an enigmatic soprano of the Paris Opera , Chee happened upon a piece of information on JSTOR he could not ignore.

Max Planck was a German physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918. 

This year, the Hubble Telescope celebrates its 26th year in space. 

Shakespeare's authorship has been questioned by many, including Mark Twain.

Fire was once thought to be a strictly human technology, but new discoveries show that Neanderthals could wield it.

The Academy of American Poets has declared it Poem in Your Pocket Day. We’re not complaining; we’re suggesting you ...

Allergies may be annoying, but they might also protect us from environmental toxins.

A new study traces Hannibal's path across the Alps by examining preserved horse poop.

Activists in Myanmar took action against Mangrove deforestation. Why were they jailed?

Many whimsically named regional foods focus instead on telling a story that often sounds neither delicious nor sophisticated. How do such odd names stick?