Did people in the ancient and medieval worlds genetically modify crops? If we mean deliberate alteration of...
Matthew McIntosh
Taken together, these arguments form a mosaic of resistance. They range from misunderstandings of genetics to genuine...
As neuroscience advances, the temptation will be to see each new map as definitive. Yet history counsels...
History counsels humility. For every technological breakthrough, there is an accompanying history of fear, resistance, and ethical...
Have you ever noticed that family trips have a way of turning into logistical marathons before you...
This battle led to the first Congressional investigation in history. In less than three hours on November...
French tyranny received an answer. By Eli WizevichHistory CorrespondentSmithsonian Magazine Natchez warriors arrived at Fort Rosalie on the Mississippi River on...
Tribes were terrorized if they refused to leave when the U.S. wanted their land. By Rebecca NagleAmerican...
The earliest periods of migration, settlement, and development are defined by archaeological evidence. Introduction The Native Peoples...
Ancient and medieval societies lacked the bureaucratic sophistication of modern states, but their loyalty screenings reveal similar...
Millions face a future where one’s thoughts, not just one’s acts, may determine the ability to live...
The medieval church’s sanctuary reminds us that societies measure their justice not only in the punishments they...
This standoff is a constitutional, political and moral showdown unfolding on city hall steps, state capitols and...
To ask whether immigrants were sent to concentration camps is to recognize how far the machinery of...
The path ahead, unless reversed, is not one of crisis management but of enduring institutionalization, a shift...
The Mycenaean civilization peaked from the 15th to the 13th century BCE. Introduction Linear B script was the writing system of...
Linear A script is composed of at least 90 characters, which can be grouped into syllabic signs,...
Once accepted for service, the dogs went to the Dog Detachment Training Center at Camp Lejeune. By...
They helped assist their respective commanders with an accuracy and clarity unmatched by technology. By Garet Anderson-Lind...
Since their introduction in the early 20th century, plates have served several uses. By Dr. Miriam PinskiResearch...
Roman names have echoed for millennia. What went into them? The Triple Name Nothing is more familiar...
From papyrus to AI, the history of restricted access to technology reveals a consistent interplay of innovation...
The Supreme Court’s silence, its refusal to pause the law, amplifies the urgency of balancing speech, privacy,...
The disappearance of technologies across history reminds us that invention is not a steady ascent but a...
As the dust settles on AOL’s dial-up chapter, there remains something hopeful here: technology moves forward, but...
Ancient rituals and philosophical dialogues prefigure modern therapies, while technologies from trephines to smartphones mediate the therapeutic...
Whether society will treat AI companionship as a stopgap, a supplement, or a replacement for human interaction...
There are many services that people pay more for than they need to. Among those is home...
Ancient education was never monolithic. It reflected and reproduced the inequalities of its time, yet it also...
Judge Gallagher’s ruling demands a course correction, not just for the Department of Education but for how...