I write this column not as a historian or a policy expert, but as someone who lives in a region that has been asked, again ...

Including everything from mad scientists to robotic villains, awe-inspiring heroes, and even iconic movie monsters, these are ...

The book 'Cats,' forthcoming from Phaidon, surveys felines in a wide range of art forms throughout the millennia.

The U.S. Postal Service recently announced the release of its 2026 Love stamps, four charming scenes of stylized birds ...

A careless moment in a 15th-century workshop involving one curious cat walking across freshly inked parchment has turned into a rare time capsule of everyday medieval life. More than 500 years later, ...

Fledgling universities funded by kings and other leaders hired professors for their chemistry departments. Organic chemistry became a recognized discipline. These developments established an entirely ...

Seneca Falls, it seems, has always been the little town that could — especially in its industrial heyday of the mid-to-late ...

Which women's basketball moments have elevated the sport the most since the turn of the century? Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: David Dow, Garrett Ellwood / NBAE, Simon Bruty ...

Black holes have long captured the imagination of both scientists and the general public. These exotic objects—once thought to be merely hypothetical—have also conceptually inspired countless artists ...