People lived in many parts of the Old World by then but had not yet reached Australia or the Americas. The bulk of the human ...

C.E.O.s, policymakers and billionaires at the World Economic Forum’s conference have long pledged to fight climate change. Has it done any good?

Angry Astronaut and Nextbigfuture commenter are making the case that SpaceX and Elon Musk must switch to nuclear thermal rockets to colonize Mars. I will ...

Researchers are now proposing a surprising location for the birthplace of dinosaurs, based on the locations of the currently oldest-known dinosaur fossils, the evolutionary relationships among these ...

Iron Maiden have written songs about dinosaurs, the Second World War and many, many things in between. So, here’s the history of Planet Earth as told through the metal legends’ lyrics.

Cecile Richards, the former head of Planned Parenthood and founder of the women’s political action group Supermajority, died ...

Woolly mammoth bones that have been on display at the Natural History Society of Maryland’s museum on Belair Road since last ...

In summoning people to his vision for the future, Donald Trump assembled a dizzying collage of time-honored and time-worn ...

The “Come, Follow Me” study guide for Jan. 20-26 covers Doctrine and Covenants 2 and Joseph Smith—History 1:27-65, which includes the prophecy that “the hearts of the children shall turn to their ...

Read the unedited remarks of President Donald J. Trump as prepared for his second inaugural address below. The White House ...

Trump delivered his speech Monday in front of a crowd estimated at only around 600 people, limited to members of Congress, ...