In the northern district of Anlong Veng, the final stronghold of the Khmer Rouge, a newly designed roof now shelters the modest tomb of Pol Pot, one of history’s most…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is signing a proclamation to establish two new national monuments in California, in part to honor two tribes, a person familiar with the decision said Monday. …

As we age, our sleeping patterns often change, with shifts in circadian rhythms and fluctuations in sleep cycles becoming more common. According to a fact sheet from the National Council…

As American 30-somethings increasingly bypass the traditional milestones of adulthood, economists are warning that what seemed like a lag may in fact be a permanent state of arrested development. By Rachel…

As we age, our bodies go through various changes that can affect how we process alcohol and the resulting impact on our mental health. Hangxiety, or hangover anxiety, is a…

​ Harriet Bell Hayden is believed to have helped hundreds of people fleeing slavery from her Beacon Hill residence Olatunji Osho-Williams January/February 2025 Behind the heavy oak door of her…

​ Two studies came to a similar conclusion, highlighting a single, sustained event of mixing DNA. The findings could impact our understanding of when modern humans reached regions like East…

This was one of hundreds of bioweapon simulations carried out in the 1950s and 1960s Helen Thompson July 6, 2015 The bacterium Serratia marcescens lives in soil and water, and is best…

​ Hear from author Michelle Duster about her great-grandmother Ida B. Wells’ lifelong fight for equality. Writer and activist Ida B. Wells was selected to appear on a new quarter…

NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations are proud to announce that George Soros today received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States. A survivor of…