The five-part docuseries, directed by Brian Knappenberger and produced by Tom Hanks, connects the events of the American Revolution to the current fragility of America's democracy.

Once upon a time, White Castle sought to make a point about the quality of its food. To prove it, they needed one person and ...

Netflix's "The American Experiment" refuses to flatter U.S. history, turning the nation's 250th birthday into a sharp warning ...

On the cusp of the 250th anniversary of its founding, the United States of America is at a crossroads. For those invested in ...

In USA TODAY's exclusive reveal of Netflix's "The American Experiment" trailer, all sides agree that America was a radical idea 250 years ago.

In 1953, the Miller-Urey Experiment showed how organic molecules could have been created by the conditions of the early Earth. Chemists Stanley Miller and Harold Urey tried to replicate the ...

IN A darkened auditorium in September 2008, I sat in the audience awaiting the start of a presentation entitled “The psychology of evil” by social psychologist Philip Zimbardo. Suddenly, the doors at ...

From the time of the founding era to the present day, one of the more common things said about American democracy is that it is an “experiment.” Most people can readily intuit what the term is meant ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Ever hear of the double slit experiment? It’s one of the most bizarre experiments in ...

In his 1989 book Wonderful Life, the late Harvard scientist Stephen Jay Gould imagined rewinding life’s history to an early ...