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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.
What do we know about the virus?
It’s quite unlikely that you will die of Covid-19.