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DNA Offers Insights into European Hunter Gatherers

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute For the Science of Human History have found evidence that a previously unknown major population shift took place in Europe 14,500 years ago.

Shelter and the slums: capturing bleak Britain 50 years ago

From 1968 to 1972, photographer Nick Hedges toured the country for Shelter. His work galvanised politicians – and now the charity wants to find out what happened to those he portrayed.

We asked 6 political scientists if Bernie Sanders would have a shot in a general election

Their answers were broadly consistent: Under some unlikely circumstances, Sanders could win a general election. But nominating him would make it significantly more difficult for Democrats to keep the White House.

Legal scholars at Harvard debate Cruz’s eligibility to serve as president

Laurence Tribe said Cruz is disqualified.

Transcribed Document: Soviet Politburo Discussed CIA Billion Dollar Spy Adolf Tolkachev

The document disproves the claim of CIA historian Benjamin B. Fischer that Tolkachev "was the perpetrator of an elaborate KGB hoax."

Pentagon withholds Iraq War photos showing detainee abuse

The photos show U.S. troops posing with corpses and simulating forced sodomization.

How looting in Iraq unearthed the treasures of Gilgamesh

by Andrew George

The inside story behind the discovery.

Has one of Sally Hemings’s siblings been neglected by history unfairly?

by Ashbell McElveen

James Hemings, the brother of Sally Hemings, introduced fine French cuisine to America.

Bernie Sanders Made Jewish History, Yet No One Seems To Be Kvelling

New Hampshire's Jews -- yes, they exist -- aren't even talking about it.

These Rebels Have Amassed A Library From Syria’s Ruins

In a war-ravaged suburb of Damascus, rebel fighters nurture a library of 15,000 books to keep the hopes of revolution alive.

Oldest criminal mugshots 'in the world' uncovered

They date back 150 years to the dawn of photography.

How the Rise of the Post Office Explains American Innovation

Wherever government extends its tentacles, innovation follows.

Britain largest home is saved for the nation

Wentworth Woodhouse set to undergo £42m restoration so it can be opened as a tourist attraction

Was 1916 fire at Canadian Parliament set by German saboteur?

"There's a lot of circumstantial evidence."

United Nations Calls On U.S. To Pay African Americans Reparations For Slavery

And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Mammoth meat was never served at 1950s New York dinner, says researcher

Woolly tale about Explorers Club soiree falls over as leftover gobbet turns out to be sea turtle after 21st-century DNA analysis

Letters from Taiwan’s White Terror victims are released

The victims had been accused of spying for communist China by Taiwan’s authoritarian government.

Brown University professors vote to recognize "Indigenous People's Day"

It’s in reaction to protests against Columbus Day.

It’s the anniversary of one of the largest Jim Crow protests in NYC, but who’s heard of it?

by Matthew Delmont

Thousands of New York City students staged a one-day boycott to protest segregation in February 1964 and it barely made the history books.

Opening Day for the New African American History Museum is Announced

Thirteen years in the making, the museum says it will open its doors September 24, 2016.