history

Why we need to stop obsessing over World War II

The language of lying

What I learned from digging under New York City's streets

The unexpected math behind Van Gogh's "Starry Night"

Is math discovered or invented?

History vs. Christopher Columbus

Un dispositivo antiguo, un detective moderno

One more reason to get a good night's sleep

The history of tattoos

Corruption wealth and beauty: The history of the Venetian gondola

What did dogs teach humans about diabetes?

What happens when you remove the hippocampus?

The past present and future of the bubonic plague

The history of the barometer (and how it works)

Depressed dogs, cats with OCD — what animal madness means for us humans

The many meanings of Michelangelo's Statue of David

What makes tattoos permanent?

What you might not know about the Declaration of Independence

What gives a dollar bill its value?

Tycho Brahe the scandalous astronomer

The dark secrets of a surveillance state

Why I love a country that once betrayed me

The Silk Road: Connecting the ancient world through trade

A digital reimagining of Gettysburg

L'histoire inédite des femmes à l'origine de la bière

Why we should trust scientists

What is the World Wide Web?

Population pyramids: Powerful predictors of the future

History vs. Vladimir Lenin

When people of Muslim heritage challenge fundamentalism

The world's largest family reunion ... we're all invited!

The science of spiciness

The history of marriage

How one piece of legislation divided a nation

How one teenager unearthed baseball's untold history

History vs. Andrew Jackson