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The infamous witch trials may have put this Boston suburb on the map, but they’ve also overshadowed much of its magic. Here’s ...
From Little Africa to the jazz cafes where Josephine Baker performed, here’s where to immerse yourself in the art, food, and ...
Paleontologists have uncovered in Arizona a Triassic treasure trove of fossils dating back 209 million years ago.
Treating the neurodegenerative disease in its earlier stages is key to slowing cognitive decline. A new study offers hope for ...
But as I’ve learned from cognitive scientists, an outsized spotlight on memory can lead us to neglect that forgetting is an equally important skill. Without forgetting, our minds would be ...
To experience fado, the mournful folk music born of Lisbon’s oldest neighbourhoods, is to tap into centuries of history and ...
ON A SUMMER DAY in central London, a 44-year-old woman named Lucy Peel descended a slippery stairway on the bank of the River Thames to crouch on her hands and knees over a particularly intriguing ...
The predecessors of the Neanderthals likely split from the ancestors of modern humans at least 500,000 years ago, and spread out across Europe and into southwest and central Asia. The new study ...
Head off on a road trip along one of Albania’s most scenic stretches of coast, driving to hilltop villages and beaches that ...
Active city breaks have never been more popular, with an increasing array of creative and eye-catching options. What’s ...
From the pyramids of Egypt to the jungle-choked ruins of Angkor Wat, from the magical desert capital of the Nabateans in ...
Linguists say this joyful weirdness isn’t random—it’s rooted in how humans build bonds, play with sound, and treat animals ...