On the cover of the debut Captain America comic book, the quintessential American hero lands a punch squarely across Adolf Hitler’s jaw. It’s one of the most iconic images in comic book history — bold ...

Forget the "stupid caveman" myth. 🧠 Neanderthals were highly intelligent ancient chemists who invented the world's first superglue and crafted deadly weapons. So, why did they disappear? The truth ...

See how we created a form of invisible surveillance, who gets left out at the gate, and how we’re inadvertently teaching the ...

The new Winter Olympic sport of ski mountaineering - or skimo for short - made its highly anticipated debut on Thursday in ...

Norway dominated Nordic combined at the Milan Cortina Winter Games as the sport faces possible Olympic elimination.

The grandson of the inventor of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups is lashing out at The Hershey Co., accusing the candy company of hurting the Reese’s brand by shifting to cheaper ...

At the 1980 Winter Olympics, the U.S. men’s hockey team beat the Soviets. The Americans called it The Miracle on Ice, and it ...

The Democratic governor cast the move as a direct response to the nation’s withdrawal from the WHO, which her office says compromises the “country’s global health safety and preparedness to respond to ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul during a briefing in Brentwood, New York, last year. Photo: James Carbone/Newsday RM via Getty Images Smarter, faster on what matters.

If you were an immigrant kid in New York at the turn of the twentieth century, the candy store was the center of your world. You went there to kibbitz and schmooze, to get away from the crush of ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...