The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of stability, the need for them faded, forcing these warriors to find a new way of ...

From bronze breastplates to Kevlar vests, armor has always told the story of how humans fought—and survived—on the battlefield.

After facing online abuse over her work on the latest game in the popular Assassin’s Creed franchise, professor Sachi Schmidt ...