Without a shared understanding of reality, we become ungovernable. And if we lose truth, we risk losing the republic.

As we scroll through our social media feeds today, we’re bombarded with countless images enhanced by modern photo editing tools. But the desire to perfect one’s appearance isn’t new. In the past, ...

Ever since the invention of the microscope, humanity has gained access to the world of the incredibly small. Scientists discovered that creatures never known to exist before are alive in an ...

The Wagner Free Institute of Science acquired its set of 28 mushrooms well over a century ago, but they haven't lost their color – and no, they don't stink. The collection is still in good shape ...

The Cynophere, a dog-powered velocipede, was invented by the French mechanic Narcisse Huret and patented on December 14, 1875. Illustration: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group (Getty ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This article attempts to understand in substantive terms the nature of black proletarianization in Natal, South Africa. This is undertaken by ...

This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present. Sign up here. Early in the Civil War, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. announced in The ...

With Pride Month going on, people are more frequently using the word “queer,” which went through an evolution. “Queer” was more of a connotation in the 19th century, insinuating someone’s sexual ...

A rare 19th-century condom decorated with an erotic etching featuring a nun and three clergymen is going on display at a museum in the Netherlands. Believed to be made from a sheep’s appendix, the ...