New Government-Mandated History Classes Spark Debate
How much do you remember from your American history classes? If you’re like the average citizen, probably not much. Did you even take a U.S. history class…
History remembered at former Amherst training center site as redevelopment plans take shape
When Madi Tyree drives past the former Central Virginia Training Center, with its sprawling 350-acre campus and 95 vacant buildings, she hears its many voices. The Lynchburg-area…
Did Homo Sapiens Really Outsmart Neanderthals? Different Skull Shapes Didn’t Necessarily Mean Unequal Brain Capacity, New Research Shows
Neanderthals and modern humans have differently shaped skulls, which scientists have long assumed meant they also had different brains. But new research challenges that assumption. Mike Kemp /…
The Untold Story of Aung San’s Death
In 1947, as independence loomed, Burma’s prime minister-in-waiting, Aun San, was assassinated. Was it his political rivals, the military, or the British? On 19 July 1947, a…
Inside the World of Christopher de Hamel
The Resurrection from an Italian Book of Hours, c.1460. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Public Domain. Why are you a researcher of medieval manuscripts? The public…