What roils beneath the Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean circulation, climate patterns, and even animal activity and evolution. In ...

He championed the poor while favoring ideas that keep them poor.

On May 20, 1875, delegates from a group of 17 countries gathered in Paris to sign what may be the most overlooked yet ...

Found in Ukraine, the fragments show signs of human manipulation—though researchers still haven't ruled out the possibility ...

Pope Francis died on April 21 after an extended respiratory illness, the Vatican confirmed. Here's everything to know about ...

From the symbolic ring ritual to white smoke and the new pope’s blessing, here's what comes next in the Church’s most sacred ...

Pope Francis, at 88, was the second-oldest pontiff in modern history after Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903 at the age of 93.

National Sourdough Bread Day is recognized on April 1. It appreciates one of the world’s oldest leavened breads.

In a new book, Samuel Franklin excavates the surprisingly recent history of an idea, an ideal, and an ideology.

The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912. Here are some facts you might not have known about the ship, its crew, and the discovery of the ship.

They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are ...

Georgia's Fort Benning, formerly Fort Moore, is holding a ceremony to rename the military base. Here are bios of the people behind the names - including the two Bennings.