American writers misleadingly interpreted Egypt's past to argue that slavery was a divinely sanctioned institution ...

In his newly translated novel ’The Sailor’s Secret’, Younis Alakhzami merges colonialism, spiritual belief, and human greed ...

A new theory argues the famous Voynich Manuscript, often referred to as “the most mysterious book in the world,” may have ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. With some estimates placing the number of Hawaiian monk seals left in the wild at just 1 ...

Replica Showing How a Mammoth-Bone Structure Built by Hunter-Gatherers Would Have Looked. Credit: Nandaro / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 A new genetic study suggests that traits inherited from ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Freida McFadden doesn’t write books so much as release them, rapid-fire. Since 2013, she has published ...

Grace Van Patten and Jackson White’s Lucy and Stephen are giving it another go in the new season of the Hulu series but past secrets hinder their best intentions. By Lexy Perez Associate Editor Hulu ...

Colossal Biosciences is pulling one final surprise out of its hat in 2025. Announced today, the company’s nonprofit arm—The Colossal Foundation—secured an additional $50 million in funding, doubling ...

Explore the incredible ways people have conquered extreme winter conditions throughout history. From medieval families using innovative heating methods and food preservation techniques to a modern ...