Over the past 100 years, discarded and secondhand goods have been used by artists to reject mainstream aesthetics.

Perhaps no one entertainer from the 20th century influenced pop culture as much as Elvis. And yet, by his own admission, the King turned to food for comfort. Here's why food takes on added meaning.

The partition of India led to a genocide that was unprecedented in scale. How far was one man, Lord Mountbatten, who hurriedly drew the new borders, responsible?

A former Department of Defense and State Department official explains why a hardline approach on North Korea will likely fail, as it did with Iran.

The Russian cyberthreat goes back over three decades, extends into the country's educational systems and criminal worlds, and shows no signs of letting up.

A new study shows that anchovies – key food for larger fish – are attracted to plastic trash because it smells like food. This suggests that toxic substances in plastic could move up through food chains.

As the Trump team begins renegotiating NAFTA with Canada and Mexico, a key plank in its strategy – a threat to withdraw – may be a hollow one.

School can always be stressful, but starting high school for the first time comes with its own fears and anxieties. Here's some simple advice for parents to help their freshmen navigate the new year.

Slaves were involved in medical experimentation in the 1700s – both as sources of knowledge and as nonconsenting participants.

A scholar of southern politics finds inspiration in an unexpected place.

The United States is seeing an uptick in far-right extremist violence. It's time to pay more attention to this scourge and its causes.