About 5,600 years ago, a 20-year-old woman was buried with a tiny baby resting on her chest, a sad clue that she likely died in childbirth during the Neolithic. This woman and six other ancient ...

We've all believed things about Cro-Magnons, early European humans, that aren't true. For decades, ideas about how they lived, thought, and interacted have been full of mistakes. History and pop ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

An Arabic production of Wajdi Mouawad’s 1991 work, planned to open in Lebanon, was canceled because of his perceived ties to Israel. It found a home in France. By Laura Cappelle The critic Laura ...