Heroin, one of the world’s most notorious narcotics, has a complex history that begins with the opium poppy. For thousands of years, people used the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) for its ...

Emma Donoghue is an Irish Canadian writer whose books include the novels Landing , Room , Frog Music , The Wonder, The Pull ...

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Sébastien Bozon/AFP/A tiny capsule containing correspondence from World War 1 was uncovered in France. An elderly French ...

During the war, the Thuilliers’ yard became a makeshift studio. Eventually, they painted a backdrop featuring classical ...

How is it that some of us are privileged and many are not? This subject is at the heart of a new collection of poetry.

A former Rockford resident says living in the city inspired him to write again after a 15-year hiatus. He took these ...