New research confirms that the next mass extinction is in progress, and we’re the cause.

The 1752 British transition from Julian to Gregorian calendar added 11 days to people's lives.

The history of loyalists and rebels in the American Revolution and genealogy research.

Life wasn’t always easy for pets in ancient Egypt.

Surfing is considered by some to constitute an aquatic nature religion.

Not everyone is impacted equally when it comes to workplace bullying and incivility.

How you spend your retirement might be the key to preserving the mind.

A Harvard law professor argues that the laissez-faire era in the 19th century represented a blip in a long history of powerful labor regulations.

Origami robots can not only walk, but swim, climb, and carry twice their body weight—granted, the robot only weighs a third of a gram.

Researchers in England have identified several genes associated with the timing of peak activity.