Around the time the United States was founded, Americans' diets included Parmesan ice cream and terrapin. But what you ate ...

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As partisan tensions swirl around festivities in Washington, red and blue states alike are leaning into complex history — and ...

Connecticut’s early commitment to the patriot cause was indispensable to the Revolution’s success.  Leadership and commitment ...

For the 250th anniversary, the Times Magazine asked leading historians to profile founding-era Americans whose roles in the ...

So it’s perhaps unsurprising that in the 250 years following its birth, the US grew into one of the world’s scientific ...

The pheromones from squished ants will bring their comrades running. Luckily, there are some easy and safe ways to repel ants ...

Research has revealed how bacteria rely on circadian clocks to control the spread of their multicellular colonies. The ...

SpaceX’s IPO was predictably a success, making Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. He reiterated his goal of traveling ...

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As America celebrates 250 years as a nation, it’s worth recognizing what makes this country, in its relatively short ...

In May, Parker reached Cape Fear, N.C., where Gen. Henry Clinton waited with thousands of troops and additional ships. They had left Boston two months earlier. The Navy and Army leaders had hoped to ...