Chemical traces and worn grooves in prehistoric teeth suggest humans chewed psychoactive areca nuts long before farming — a habit that persists today, at a cost.
Survivors of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre file a class action lawsuit against the South African government, demanding reparations for apartheid-era crimes.
Clint Smith, Greg Grandin and a wave of local stories reveal a nation confronting its past while navigating an unsettled present.
New sediment core analysis suggests the supervolcano's climate effects were brief and mild, reshaping theories about human survival.
After 72 years, professional women's baseball returns with four teams, a viral anthem, and international stars.
From a former labor secretary and a Gen Z historian to a retired general and the White House itself, converging critiques of Trump-era politics underscore an identity battle for the nation's soul.
Award-winning novel and its adaptation spark debate on Taiwan's history and identity amid geopolitical tensions.
The humble marker that helped Apollo 11 astronauts return from the Moon becomes a historic artifact.
New climate evidence may solve the puzzle of why Polynesian voyagers, after centuries of stability, embarked on epic eastward voyages across the Pacific.
On the nation's 250th birthday, President Trump and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani offered sharply different views of America's past, present, and future.