A panel of outside advisers want to reorient public school history classes around the country's roots in Judeo-Christian and ...

Teachers and historians say key events could be left out of proposed TEKS social studies standards and want the board to slow ...

Since 2010, scientists have known that Neanderthals and our ancestors had offspring together, and those hybrid babies passed down their genes to many present-day people. But the idea of “archaic ...

The University of Chicago will award honorary degrees to three distinguished scholars on June 6 during its Convocation ...

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The Texas State Board of Education is considering making Texas history a prominent part of the social studies curriculum, but ...

The life expectancy of ancient Greeks has been a subject of controversy among historians. But what was their actual lifespan?

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Princeton has firmly established its presence at the forefront of AI research — including transformative work in humanities scholarship.

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The Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society has announced 10 new research collaborations for 2026–2027. The projects range ...

As the son of archaeologists, National Geographic Explorer David Stuart spent his childhood wandering ancient Maya ruins—and helped shape what we know about the civilization today.