Social Sciences

Scientists are finding ever-earlier examples of artistic expression in the archaeological record that reshape what we know about the abilities of Neanderthals and other archaic humans

Archaeologists have discovered what may be Europe’s oldest human-made megastructure, submerged below the Baltic Sea and dubbed the Blinkerwall

The origin of the decimal point, a powerful calculation tool, has been traced back to a mathematician who lived during the Italian Renaissance

Linguists and archaeologists have argued for decades about where and when the first Indo-European languages were spoken and what kind of lives those first speakers led

U.S. elected officials must protect public health and the foundations of our democracy by limiting the intrusion of guns into politics

Far too often city planning is approached as an engineering problem instead of connecting people with the land

A jury awarded Mann more than $1 million—raising hopes for scientists who are attacked politically because of their work

Yes, conspiracy narratives are everywhere. But it’s not as bad as you think

The Tsimane’ language divides the rainbow into blackish, reddish and whitish. But bilingual Spanish and Tsimane’ speakers are changing that

This warm, fuzzy color can be found all over the natural world, from land to sea to space

Lost in today’s misinformation fights is the recognition that modern conspiracy theories spring from excesses of state secrecy

Seventy-one essays of science trivia, from duck penises to hangover myths