Millennia of human history have seen many years of scarcity, famine, plague, and war. A new wave of research by historians and scientists singles out one year, however, that was uniquely catastrophic, ...

Recent discoveries in archaeology have unveiled a previously unknown civilization that could fundamentally alter our understanding of human history. This civilization’s unique characteristics and ...

While nonhuman animals (animals) have played a large role in many aspects of human history, most traditional historical works either give them passing coverage or ignore them totally. 1 That is among ...