A study in the Journal Science has analyzed credit card transactions to show that it is often possible to indentify individuals from just a few pieces of specific information. Read about the study here.
A new book looks at a pivotal moment in scientific history that changed the way we understood sight and perception.
In its “Changing Lives of Women” series, NPR looks at how fitness is increasingly seen as a positive female attribute.
Journalist Alex Kotlowitz has spent his career reporting on violence in Chicago. In this article he reflects on his 20-year career and gives advice on what he thinks can alleviate the city’s issues.
Before the Civil War, baseball was a regional sport played mostly around New York. Union soldiers then spread the game by playing it during long periods of encampment and in prisoner of war camps.
The NAACP has worked from its founding over a hundred years ago to promote equal rights in the United States. Explore this multimedia exhibition from the Library of Congress to learn about the organization’s founders, history, and accomplishments.
Each February 14th, people express their love for each other with cards, flowers, and candy. How did this tradition start? This HISTORY feature has the answers.
Every astronaut learns a great deal about the Earth and its place in the cosmos before going into space. But once they see the Earth from space, everything changes. Watch this short film to learn why.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Phillip Caputo drove across the country, from Key West, Florida, to Deadhorse, Alaska, in search of common ground. Discover what he learned from his experience about what unites Americans.
Without writing, the world would not have records of science or literature. This early clay tablet holds a version of Gilgamesh, a great epic of world literature. Listen to this podcast from the British Museum to learn how early writing began and became a part of culture.
