The ozone hole was going to destroy life as we know it, but an unprecedented global effort fixed the problem

When can a kid play outside alone? Two parents, one stranger, and the state collide.

Long-debunked conspiracies don’t disappear—they evolve and thrive in the age of algorithms.

When America lost access to German dyes, the crisis revealed a startling truth: color was chemical, tactical, and essential to warfare.

In a 13.8 billion year old Universe, a few seconds hardly seems like it matters. But these minuscule changes sure do add up over time.

First rising in the 15th century, these forts sought to counter a deadly innovation in military technology.

Biblical scholar Bart Ehrman contends that our modern sense of altruism can be traced back to the radical shift in ethical thinking sparked by Jesus' teachings.

Archaeologist Eric Cline has spent his career forensically reconstructing why the Bronze Age collapsed, and the answer is far stranger and more unsettling than a single catastrophic event.

The image you're seeing isn't a hole in the Universe, and the cosmic voids that do exist aren't hole-like at all.

Historian Eric Cline illuminates the 400-year period following ancient collapse that shaped the modern world.

By better understanding how the brain constructs pain, we may transform how we treat chronic suffering.

Americans believe they can outthink suffering. Historian Kate Bowler explains how our obsession with self-help, optimization, and positivity became a kind of secular religion.

Looking up at the night sky gives us a glimpse of the Universe beyond our terrestrial concerns. Here's the science of what's out there.

Cities and organizations alike risk becoming highly efficient — but indistinguishable — unless leaders actively preserve space for imagination and deviation.

Nick was always an angry boy, but he was unlucky as well.

Higher productivity drives increases in wealth, wages, and living standards. AI could be just what we need to solve many of today’s problems — if we manage the gains wisely.

A preview of the latest book by Chinese history expert Charlotte Brooks

Historian Eric Cline argues the Bronze Age collapse wasn't the work of one invading force or one bad harvest, but something far harder to stop: An overly interdependent system that had no way to absorb multiple shocks at once.

A preview of the latest novel by the New York Times bestselling author.

A new framework suggests that bursts of neural chaos could be the fingerprints of a conscious mind at work.