So often history class is a bunch of names and dates we’re perhaps remember long enough for test day and then forgotten. But ...

Science journalist Lizzie Wade joins us to talk about her new book investigating the seismic events that humans have faced through history.

Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi travels the world digging into the origin of Homo sapiens in a five-part BBC series ...

Arie M. Dubnov is an Associate Professor of History and International Affairs who also serves as the Max Ticktin Chair of ...

A new posthumous collection from David McCullough, "History Matters," has just been published. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jon Meacham and Dorie McCullough Lawson about it.

Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and some interesting parallels relative to today. Ancient civilizations that ...

The globe keeps spinning, but ‘As the World Turns’ ended its half-century run with a romantic, emotional finale in 2010.