Alabama has not updated its social studies standards since 2010. The subject has come under scrutiny in recent years, as ...

Researchers have studied the DNA preserved in the skeletal remains of Pompeii volcanic eruption victims. In 79 CE, the ...

When I started my research on the Samuel George Morton Cranial Collection, a librarian leaned over my laptop one day to share ...

A new art work at Science Gallery London explores the history, engineering, geography and science of human waste in the ...

A study suggests that the human act of kissing is a remnant of grooming, in which great apes use lip suction to clean the fur ...

Many peoples throughout history used the warmth of the Sun to heal. Others used lamps or light split into different colours, ...

For the average Earthling, touring space may still be the stuff of science fiction, but in 2000, Popular Science published a ...

This year, leading thinkers asked how humanity became so fragile, what other life could exist in the universe, and whether it ...

People have long projected stories onto the poignant casts of Pompeii’s victims. A new study uses ancient DNA analysis to ...

The body was first found to be of a male, likely around 30 years of age. At first, archaeologists believed that he had ...

On Sunday, the National History Museum will open NHM Commons, its newest wing. The community hub features Gnatalie, a 70-foot ...

Too much fluoride can make your teeth brown, but getting a little bit is a dentist's dream. Here's the complete history of ...