From 13th-century anchorites to the French Resistance, authors Janet Rich Edwards and Paula McLain trace the enduring power ...

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Parts of ancient Earth may have formed continents and recycled crust through subduction far earlier than previously thought.

Finds at Alaska’s Holzman site show how Ice Age hunters, mammoths, and tools shaped the earliest journey into North America.

Over 5,000 years ago, in the scorching heart of ancient Mesopotamia, the city of Uruk rose to become the largest and most advanced settlement in the world. Home to nearly 80,000 people, it boasted ...

Thundarr the Barbarian #1 hits stores Wednesday! Jason Aaron brings the Saturday morning hero back with savage style and ...

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Civilization 7 developers Firaxis have announced that they're aiming to drop a big update with in-depth feature overhauls dubbed Test of Time this spring.

(Damon Winter | The New York Times) The Statue of Liberty in New York, Oct. 29, 2019. New York Times opinion columnist David Brooks says a remarkable feature of America is that many of the scorned ...