As the night sky became polluted with light from electrified cities, people built planetariums. Today, they’re more ...

Potatoes were once a maligned vegetable in Europe, unworthy for aristocratic tables. Then they underwent a dramatic PR ...

At the turn of the century, thousands of Russian Jews fleeing antisemitic violence found a home, and cause, in Galveston.

This list honors nine such unforgettable supporting characters who, thanks to their brilliant writing and exceptional performances, transcended the typical confines of secondary roles. They may not ...

President John Adams regretted signing the Alien & Sedition Acts.  Imagine what he would say today if he learned that one of ...

Cuneiform tablets from ancient Babylon cover a range of topics, from exorcising ghosts to uncovering the location of Noah’s ...

On April 30, 311 AD, the Roman Emperor Galerius issued what became known as the Edict of Serdica, which made the first formal ...

The University’s Howard T. Behrman Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities recognizes "extraordinary faculty ...

It's actually more popular in the United States than in Mexico. And it may have helped tip the American Civil War in favor of ...

The South Yuba River State Park, just a short drive from town, features emerald swimming holes nestled among smooth granite ...

It was the violent profitability of slavery as an exploitative labor system that allowed for the region to prosper, the study demonstrates.

The 20th anniversary of “Revenge of the Sith" recently brought in $42 million worldwide, proving that nearly 50 years after ...