The moments when four ancient worlds faced disaster are brought to life in an epic new series exploring Rome, Egypt, the Aztecs and the samurai of Japan. Drawing on the beautiful art and artefacts ...

Postpartum depression descended on Kristina Leos like a heavy fog that separated her from everyone she loved. She could see ...

For 5,000 years scholars, generals, and mystics have been fascinated by the Egyptian pyramids. That obsession persists in the ...

A discussion about the importance of instrumentation in geotechnical engineering would be incomplete without referring to ...

Heretic, debater, wife-snatcher, subject of a posthumous cult: Pico della Mirandola certainly had a wild career. In this smart and rangy book, Wilson-Lee, a Cambridge don, paints a glorious portrait ...

The Canyon's Age Sparks Fierce Scientific Debate Scientists have spent over a century arguing about when the Colorado River first carved through the Colorado Plateau. A diverse set of geologic studies ...

Tehran's dams are failing due to decades of human error, not just climate change. The deepening water crisis risks nationwide protests, fueling opposition plans for a new government.

Google is a Doomsday Machine for the Mind. We built its altar. We inherit the legacies of prior generations: Hemingway, ...

The Willow Hill Covered Bridge showcases the engineering ingenuity of Pennsylvania’s bridge builders. Its multiple kingpost truss design might sound technical, but it represents a perfect solution to ...

Idaho, in its characteristic humility, has never been one to brag about its natural wonders. The falls stretch nearly 1,000 feet across the Snake River Canyon, creating a crescent-shaped curtain of ...

The images hammered into the sides of a goblet found in Palestine give us an idea of what people living more than 4000 years ...

The printing press helped build libraries that were impossibly large by ancient standards. That created its own new ...