Fletcherism’s legacy is not merely that of a peculiar dietary eccentricity but of a revealing moment in...
Matthew McIntosh
The detox industry may continue to sell the fantasy of the quick fix, but the truth is...
History’s record suggests that vigilance must not be the task of regulators alone, but of societies willing...
Methylene blue may remain a useful medical tool in its narrow, evidence-based contexts. Outside of that, it...
There’s something deeply human about taking a risk. Whether it’s a roll of the dice, a quick...
Broken mirrors can be associated with bad luck, but for the ancient Maya, a cracked mirror was...
The whole hypothesis of gravity abolition is based on a mysterious papyru that was discovered in the...
Babylonian astronomy cannot be fully understood if confined to the history of science. It was, fundamentally, a...
In the quiet that follows the ISS’s final crew departure, the absence will be felt by a...
For the medieval observer, the moon was a constant companion whose phases ordered the most intimate aspects...
In environments where sunlight is weak or intermittent, nuclear power is the only realistic option for sustained...
The history of modern astrophysics is, in many ways, the history of a deepening intimacy with the...
The great starship proposals of our age are both engineering documents and works of speculative culture. They...
You might believe that mental health treatments have remained the same for many years, including the use...
A century ago, a pioneering sex researcher challenged ideas about ‘respectable women’ and sex. By Dr. Anya JabourRegents Professor of HistoryUniversity of...
What did sexual education look like for women in the Regency era? By Dr. Alexandra VastiWriter and...
One can only be sure of one’s own experience, which does not necessarily correspond to objective reality....
The recently discovered 2,000 year old Roman dildo is but a dint in the long-standing history of...
In the layered prayers of the rite, we catch a glimpse of a world where covenant before...
In his first campaign he courted the vote. Now, with power consolidated and the party’s far-right base...
Homoerotic literature in the medieval world reveals a striking dissonance between moral prescription and artistic expression. By...
If unity is lost, the policy victories that remain could rest on fragile ground, preserved not by...
The American Old West was a dynamic social frontier in which individuals navigated shifting boundaries of identity,...
It stands as proof that identity, once forced into the margins, continues to carve out space in...
Immersive tech is no longer a novelty. It is in living rooms, classrooms, and even city halls....
Why build pyramids in the desert? A centuries-old puzzle may be answered by the slow wandering of...
There is a common theme in Native American stories: placing the good of one’s community ahead of...
The ancient Maya thought that reality was not static but ever-changing. There were no strict boundaries between...
The history of ancient weather prediction is not a linear march toward scientific truth. It is a...
Advocacy groups, universities, and watchdog scientists are exploring alternative data pools, modeling efforts, and legal pressure for...