History

Cicada scientists share the secrets of this spring's rare double brood emergence. The last time it happened, Thomas Jefferson was president.

One notably delicious citrus turns out to be a secret killer.

For centuries, the cruel industry decimated entire whale species—and claimed countless human lives. Whalers arrived prepared for their own deaths.

Bigger than the Great Wall of China, Hadrian's Wall, and the Pyramids of Giza combined, the region's ubiquitous stone walls are also a unique ecological habitat.

Examining why these ubiquitous, obsolete fortifications carry an air of mystery.

Mementos of the sky, sealed in the ground.

Discover a treasure trove of family fun where real pirates once roamed.

At Donde Mario, empanadas often come with a lesson about the past.

The Mountain West helped put American science on the map during the 1878 total solar eclipse, and it's the place to be for the next big American eclipse.

An 11-acre micronation in the Nevada desert with its own rules and regulations.

It's a long and fishy history.