When Czech writer Karel Čapek coined the word “robot” in his 1920 play R.U.R., he imagined tireless “artificial workers” ...

This is the centennial year for the Scopes “monkey trial” in Dayton, Tennessee, 1925’s “trial of the century”. In the dock ...

While parents today wouldn't dream of giving their child a game that included poison, Sky's Hazardous History reveals that ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) In early November 1927, the front pages of newspapers all over France featured photographs not of the usual politicians, aviators or sporting events, but of a group of ...

In early November 1927, the front pages of newspapers all over France featured photographs not of the usual politicians, aviators or sporting events, but of a group of archaeologists engaged in ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Daniel J. Sherman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (THE CONVERSATION) In ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. (THE CONVERSATION) In early November 1927, the front pages of newspapers all over France featured ...