In the U.S., urban planners introduced zoning that called for “setbacks.” They wrote “solar codes” into urban plans. They ...

The precise origins of human glassmaking are lost to history, but archaeologists generally trace the craft back more than ...

The ancient Egyptian potter lived about 4,500 years ago. It's hoped his DNA will open the way to a better understanding of the country's genetic history.

The excellent video game Indiana Jones and the Great Circle answers a question that's been hanging over the Indiana Jones franchise for years.

A new forensic test could help identify poached elephant ivory being disguised and smuggled as legal mammoth tusks.

While Mark Martin remains an avid fan in retirement, he made it clear that he thinks gimmicks have become too plentiful in modern NASCAR.

Texas governor signs bill critics call modern-day ‘alien land law’ The law bans people from certain countries from buying property in the state.

‘Mormon Land’: After a ‘modern-day Pentecost,’ a history-making prophet-president takes reins of a church ‘reborn’ The first woman to lead this faith with ties to Joseph Smith says ...

A ‘murder map’ holds some surprises. The University of Cambridge project reveals sky-high homicide rates in medieval London, York and Oxford and shows that male college students were among the ...