After the tumult and triumphs of 2020, here are the achievements that shaped the first year following the country’s racial reckoning. Erin Schaff/The New York Times (Kamala Harris); Scott McIntyre for ...

From archaeological finds to an invasive weed to Roman bathrooms, these were our most-read articles of the year Meilan Solly | Senior Associate Digital Editor, History Smithsonian's most-read stories ...

The end of the year is a time to reflect, to look back. If you want to look way back, Books We Love - NPR's list of the best reads from 2021 - has hundreds of recommendations, including books about ...

President Trump has tried to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In the latest example, the Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who urged rioters to ...

The year’s most exciting discoveries include a Viking “piggy bank,” a lost Native American settlement and a secret passageway hidden behind a bookshelf Cool Finds Meilan Solly | Senior Associate ...

Each day, our editors collect the most interesting, striking or delightful facts to appear in articles throughout the newspaper. Here are 72 from the past year that left us thinking. By Times Insider ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Almost exactly a year ago we noted the pandemic had reduced ...

Recent events have amplified the debilitating effects of systemic racism on the health of the United States. In an effort to improve population health and dismantle more than 400 years of racial ...