In honor of Duke’s Centennial, The Chronicle is highlighting pivotal figures and events throughout the University’s history.

Climate change has a profound impact on historical societal transformations. A recent study by Chinese researchers has found that the collapse of the Ming Dynasty, one of the most important dynasties ...

The chemical origin of life refers to the conditions that might have existed and therefore promoted the first replicating life forms. It considers the physical and chemical reactions that could ...

The history of autism as a formal diagnosis began in 1911. Swiss psychiatrist Paul Eugen Bleuler coined the term, using it to describe what he believed to be the childhood version of schizophrenia.

Seven BE-4 rocket engines have been installed on Blue Origin’s first New Glenn booster. (Blue Origin Photo) Is Boeing thinking about unloading some of its space projects? Is Jeff Bezos’ Blue ...

[From: Society’s Final Solution: A History and Discussion of the Death ... abolished crucifixion and other cruel death penalties in the Roman Empire. In 438, the Code of Theodosius made more ...

Glenn Hinson, a retired professor of church history at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, in his book "The Early Church: Origins to the Dawn of the Middle Ages ...

Only 26 when she opened the hotel in July of 1898, in two short years she’d come to be known as the richest woman in the Klondike, overseeing an empire ... large in the history of Dawson City ...

In a significant advancement for its New Shepard program, Blue Origin has successfully completed its 27th mission, NS-27, introducing the second human-rated vehicle designed to enhance flight ...

Blue Origin completed a launch and landing of an uncrewed flight test Wednesday morning for its next New Shepard spacecraft that will one day take humans on suborbital trips high above Earth.

If you’re a true crime story junky, this new four-part documentary series on Max is the perfect thing for you. And before you watch it, we have the backstory of everything you need to know about ...

Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket ship rises from its Texas launch pad. (Blue Origin via YouTube) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture successfully sent a brand-new New Shepard rocket ship on ...