Using a new technology, researchers say they’ve discovered a link between the chemical composition of pigments in Dutch paintings and historic conflicts | Continue reading
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The Parker Solar Probe reached the sun's upper atmosphere, gathering data along the way to help scientists better understand the center of our solar system | Continue reading
The drug helps those already infected, but experts say vaccination is the best way to prevent contracting and spreading the virus | Continue reading
A trade sign bearing the name of the patriot’s son, along with letters and personal items owned by his grandchildren, sold at auction for $20,000 | Continue reading
The 11th-century tool may have been used to record family lineages and trade agreements | Continue reading
Exciting secrets unearthed on Haida Gwaii include a canine tooth, roughly 11,000-year-old stone tools and the tantalizing signs of far more to come | Continue reading
The 80-day mission is testing the limits of the human body in a harsh environment | Continue reading
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Two tracks of footprints reveal that theropods could reach speeds of nearly 28 miles per hour, providing insights on their behavior | Continue reading
Conservative critics have opposed the new proposal, which aims to make the Paris landmark an "even more beautiful and welcoming" place for visitors | Continue reading
The religious center is the second of its kind found in Migdal, an ancient community on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee | Continue reading
He’s one of the United States’s most revered figures, but his last hours were plagued by excruciating illness | Continue reading
The rare winter event was a result of abnormal weather patterns exacerbated by La Niña and global warming | Continue reading
How the pathbreaking comedian got his act together | Continue reading
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A new analysis pinpoints different genes behind the tiny animal's ability to regenerate body parts | Continue reading
Authorities will not press charges after reviewing a second piece of key testimony from the 1955 murder | Continue reading
A deal made with the Manhattan district attorney bars billionaire Michael Steinhardt from purchasing ancient objects for the rest of his life | Continue reading
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A new behind-the-scenes book, “There She Was,” and a Smithsonian collecting initiative celebrate the pageant’s centennial | Continue reading
In "Don't Look Up," researchers warn authorities about a comet hurtling towards Earth. Such a scenario isn’t just science fiction | Continue reading
Aaron Sorkin's new film dramatizes three pivotal moments in the lives of comedy legends Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz | Continue reading
Thomas Nast is legendary for his political cartoons, but he’s also responsible for the jolly St. Nick we know today | Continue reading
Working with the Studio Museum of Harlem, the museum is preserving the photographer’s images of 20th-century Black life | Continue reading
The tech can capture images in only one-tenth of the brightness required by other devices | Continue reading
The astronomical event occurred during the continent's summer, when the sun never sets and the whole region is illuminated 24 hours a day | Continue reading
Even if the mother isn’t around, traces of her body odor on clothing may increase a child’s trust and comfort with others | Continue reading
Even if the mother isn’t around, traces of her body odor on clothing may increase a child’s trust and comfort with others | Continue reading
Audio recordings show a once-dying ecosystem has transformed into a lively soundscape | Continue reading
Researchers in the Netherlands used new scanning technologies to discover how the Baroque artist painted his most famous masterpiece | Continue reading
Researchers discovered the skeleton of a man with a nail hammered through his heel bone | Continue reading
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Officials in the Virginia city approved a bold plan for the future of the Confederate monument | Continue reading
Native leaders and scholars are advising the State Historic Preservation Office's landmark decolonization project | Continue reading
The pterosaur likely launched itself about eight feet off the ground before flapping away, solving the mystery of how these creatures could even fly at all | Continue reading
The paint has been used throughout human history and is featured in iconic art pieces, like Michelangelo's 'Manchester Madonna' | Continue reading
New research reveals the ancient animals survived some 8,000 years later than previously thought | Continue reading
The rare discovery of a sealed tomb yielded well-preserved grave goods including 400 funerary figures | Continue reading
The study is the most detailed look at the structures to date and could be used to design new materials | Continue reading
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Using artificial intelligence, scientists have put together a computerized system that could rebuild the magnificent murals destroyed by Mount Vesuvius | Continue reading
In year two of the pandemic, our favorite titles invite us into worlds outside our own | Continue reading
An eight-year-long study reveals that only about a quarter of early-stage cancer experiments are able to produce the same results as the initial experiment | Continue reading
Released in Japan 50 years ago, the portable meal proved to be one of the biggest transpacific business success stories of all time | Continue reading