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MOUSE IN THE HOUSE

Mice may have begun infesting European homes at least 2,500 years earlier than previously known.

INSIDE THE ROCK'S SURPRISING HISTORY

Before it was an infamous prison, Fort Alcatraz played a key role defending the West Coast

CLOSING IN ON A PHARAOH'S TOMB

Archaeologists excavating in the Egyptian royal necropolis of Deir el-Bahari, on the west bank of the Nile, believe they have found the long-sought location of the tomb of the early 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Thutmose II (r. ca. 1492–1479 b.c.).

The Relentless Erin Brockovich

She was an early crusader for environmental justice. Today, she’s sounding the alarm louder than ever.

What Is MasterClass Actually Selling?

The Ads are everywhere: You can learn to serve like Serena Williams, write like Margaret Atwood, act like Natalie Portman. But what MasterClass really delivers is something altoguether different.

A Rare Egg

Egyptian ostrich egg perfume case

LETTER FROM NORMANDY: THE LEGACY OF THE LONGEST DAY

More than 75 years after D-Day, the Allied invasion’s impact on the French landscape is still not fully understood

Idol of the Painted Temple

On Peru’s central coast, an ornately carved totem was venerated across centuries of upheaval and conquest

THE EMPEROR OF STONES

In the language of the Vikings, Old Norse, rök means “monolith,” and no other runestone stands out from its peers in more ways than Sweden’s Rök.

HAGIA SOPHIA'S HIDDEN HISTORY

Unprecedented fieldwork in Istanbul has revealed new evidence of the cathedral at the heart of the Byzantine Empire

THE POWER OF SECRET SOCIETIES

Clandestine groups throughout history have used shadowy rituals to control the world around them

Ban The Confederate Flag? NASCAR Could See The End Of An Era

The familiar scene of Confederate flags waved by fans at NASCAR tracks could soon be a relic of racing’s good ol’ boy roots.

Better Cops? Or Fewer Cops?

Sweeping proposed reforms of American policing vie with calls to defund it

Dispatches From Yosemite: Alone With The Bears and Beauty

The glacier-carved valleys of Yosemite National Park have been closed to the public for nearly three months and a few dozen lucky kids have had it mostly to themselves.

Brands Weigh In On National Protests Over Police Brutality

As thousands of protesters take to the streets in response to police killings of black people, companies are wading into the national conversation but taking care to get their messaging right.

What's A-Buzz?

A sweet collab introduces honeybees to a rooftop in The Grove.

Walk on The Wildside

Most visitors to Africa experience its wildlife from the safety of a Land Rover. But on a walking safari, things get real fast.

Can the Park Slope Food Coop Survive?

Long lines, slashed revenues, and hard-to-enforce social distancing have members and management worried.

"I Just Can't Do This." Harried Parents Forgo Home School

Frustration is mounting as more families across the U.S. enter their second or even third week of distance learning — and some overwhelmed parents say it will be their last.

“You Can Tell Me Anything”

Are robots the key to getting kids to open up?

Weapons of the Ancient World

How people of the past developed arms to master the challenges of their time

THE KING'S CANAL

Rock reliefs in Iraqi Kurdistan show how Assyrian farmers toiled under the royal gaze

VILLAGES IN THE SKY

High in the Rockies, archaeologists have discovered evidence of mountain life 4,000 years ago

SPLENDOR AT THE EDGE OF THE SAHARA

Excavations of a bustling medieval city tell the tale of a powerful Berber dynasty

MEGASITES OF UKRAINE

Massive 6,000-year-old settlements are revolutionizing how archaeologists understand ancient cities

A Path To Freedom

At a Union Army camp in Kentucky, enslaved men, women, and children struggled for their lives and fought to be free

‘Nature And What It Brings With It Was Our Greatest Threat'

Growing up in Barbados, MIA MOTTLEY lived through the effects of climate change. As prime minister, she’s devising ways of shielding the island’s finances from weather-related ruin

How to Survive This Plague – 4 Walk the Dog

THIS MORNING, I walked the dog. I hadn’t slept much (who’s sleeping?) and at 2 a.m. was on the couch texting with a friend about earthquakes and World War II and our sudden alienation from our regular lives, which seem, in retrospect, almost silly in their prettiness, but then 8 a.m. rolled around and the dog needed to go out.

Collateral Damage

Measures to control the epidemic are crushing a sector employing more than 1 in 10 U.S. workers

3 Simple Ways to Make Earth Better

We all want a healthier planet, but the impact of our diets on the environment isn’t well understood.