DNA from a man buried at Newgrange once suggested he was born of a sibling or parent‑child union — a discovery that sparked theories of divine kings and royal incest in prehistoric Ireland. But fresh ...

Dark fantasy is a subgenre that leans just slightly more into the realm of horror. Rather than outright scaring the audience, a dark fantasy might include aspects that unnerve or gross out the ...

In the early 1930s, Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky observed galaxies in space moving faster than their mass should allow, prompting him to infer the presence of some invisible scaffolding—dark ...

Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. Credit...Jack Smyth Supported by By The New York Times Books Staff Each January, the ...