A sweeping new history explores facial hair as a proving ground for notions about gender, race, and rebellion.

Lee Kantar has been compiling copious data about both moose and winter ticks in hopes of saving the former from the latter.

Henry David Thoreau’s river journals from the 19th century are now helping scientists understanding the effects of climate change on New England's seasons.

A rare manuscript by Thoreau, featuring his reflections on Eastham, just sold at auction as part of a limited set.

In order to truly honor 1775, Henry David Thoreau believed another, more interior, revolution was needed.

Opponents of the proposal, including descendants of Concord luminaries Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, delivered a petition and letter against Massport’s expansion plan to the governor on ...

PROVIDENCE — The transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau preferred the solitude and seclusion of nature to the materialism and social pressure of cities. If he had to leave his beloved ...

The term brain rot first appeared in Henry David Thoreau's famous Walden, according to the Oxford University Press. How did he use it — and what might he have made of its modern meaning?

"Brain rot," which is now linked to social media overload, first appeared in Henry David Thoreau's Walden in 1854. Rasid Necati Aslim / Anadolu via Getty Images The Oxford University Press has ...

Being present and mindful may help quiet the chatter in your brain and come back to your center. The post 16 Mindfulness ...

Our critics review July’s latest fiction, from a sprawling family epic to an ambitious apocalyptic novel It takes some ...