In 2013, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes was researching blackface in America at the Library of Congress when she encountered something strange: Various primary sources on the subject were listed as ...

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In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in 19th- and 20th-century America.

“The universe is not as quiet as we were told.” The line belongs to a dramatic retelling of a disputed signal claim, but it captures a sober scientific problem: the first technosignature humanity ...

Iranian ICE detainee with prior drug and theft convictions dies after cardiac arrest at Natchez hospital, as agency outlines his medical care and custody history.

Emma Stone could win her third acting Oscar for the conspiracy thriller ‘Bugonia,’ which is her latest collaboration with director Yorgos Lanthimos ...

The appendix has independently evolved at least 32 times across 361 mammalian species. What makes it an evolutionary darling ...

Fairfax County's lenient policy for prosecuting illegal immigrants led to a suspect allegedly stabbing a woman to death after multiple releases from jail.

Most people think of tropical reefs when they hear “scuba diving,” but Bigelow Hollow State Park in Union, Connecticut, ...

The views from up in the trees showcase the beautiful southern Indiana landscape, with its rolling hills and forests creating ...

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. Homo habilis is a paradoxical species. On the one hand, ...

And the litany of notable or interesting genre films from 1982 is extensive. From "Blade Runner" to "Conan the Barbarian," from "Poltergeist" to "Megaforce," from "Rocky III" to "The Dark Crystal" to ...