There is some hubris in daring to define the key features of a century’s worth of novels, but Edwin Frank admits his book isn ...

A new study shows that the oceans were less cold in the early 20th century (1900--1930) than previously thought. During this period the ocean appears too cold due to the way some measurements were ...

In the 20th century, a vaccine for yellow fever was developed to protect people in regions where the disease still flourishes. Epidemics continued, however, during every decade of the century ...

Concerns about rights in the United States have a long history, but the articulation of global human rights in the twentieth century was something altogether ... different eras and how they relate ...