For nearly a century, Quilombo of Palmares was an Afro-Brazilian state, populated and run by people who had freed themselves from slavery.

In December 1969, radical German students reached out to the increasingly politicized black GIs. Together, they organized a series of rallies and teach-ins at German universities.

As the need for ranch workers has dwindled, the iconic status of cowboys has continued to grow.

Airlines have already flown planes fueled with biofuel-petroleum mixes, and more are coming.

Although porn never became a big part of the cable TV business, it was central in debates over its regulation.

There are actually two decisions to make: whether to sting at all and whether to use prevenom or full venom.

Fritz Haber was a chemist who made discoveries that improved global agriculture… but also helped spawn the modern era of chemical warfare.

Gypsy Rose Lee, the most famous burlesque star of the 1940s, wrote a series of letters published by Simon & Schuster that may prove her authorship.

When temperance advocates won the ban on absinthe in 1915, many of them saw it as the first step in a broader anti-drinking campaign.

Sex between people of the same gender has existed for millennia. But anthropologists in sub-Saharan Africa often ignored or distorted those relationships.