In the basement of the theater building on the campus of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, Kiki Smith is walking alongside the gray lockers that sweep the perimeter of the room. "So all ...

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. It’s no surprise that humans living during the last Ice Age needed to stay warm. It comes as more of a shock that researchers have fresh examples of ...

The history of capitalism has, in a sense, always been the history of clothes. Derek Guy is perhaps the most prominent contemporary commentator on traditional men’s clothing — where it came from, what ...

The history of the Kimono Dress and the clothing revolution surrounding 19th century Japan. In the 19th century, Japan opened its doors to the world. The Kimono Dress, emblematic of a broader clothing ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A 1950s find of Late Pleistocene perishable items from two Oregon caves was recently made available to scientists. Included in the 55 items were two ...