No one has ever recorded a live sighting of the spade-toothed whale, but experts say the dolphin-like creature found earlier this month is "no doubt" a member of the elusive species | Continue reading
The sprawling burial complex on the outskirts of Beijing was built to hold the remains of 13 emperors | Continue reading
A new initiative incentives activities like riding a bike, taking public transit and cleaning up litter | Continue reading
Polar Bears International and Explore.org are once again capturing video footage and audio recordings of the social marine mammals as tens of thousands congregate in the Churchill River this summer | Continue reading
Two men said they saw such an animal, dubbed the Beast of Busco, in 1948 | Continue reading
The fragile cut-outs are going on display at Sutton House in London, which was once a boarding school for girls | Continue reading
The company, called Savor, uses a synthetic fat to approximate the taste of butter and is seeking regulatory approval | Continue reading
Before last weekend's attack on Donald Trump, would-be assassins unsuccessfully targeted Ronald Reagan, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and seven other sitting presidents or candidates for office | Continue reading
The monument to Sadako Sasaki, who died of leukemia in 1955, vanished from Peace Park in Seattle | Continue reading
Such caves could serve as lunar bases during upcoming missions, protecting astronauts against cosmic radiation and extreme temperatures | Continue reading
The transit hub, which just got an $11 million makeover, is deeply connected to the city's history | Continue reading
The drones, equipped with inflatable life rafts, were intended to help improve public safety for humans this summer—but they're also upsetting orange-beaked birds called American oystercatchers | Continue reading
The former British prime minister was an avid painter who sometimes gifted his works to other world leaders | Continue reading
Researchers combined long-exposure photography with pollution sensor data to create representations of pollution in India, the United Kingdom and Ethiopia | Continue reading
Officials are asking the donor to come forward with more information about where the artifacts were discovered | Continue reading
The bronze sculpture was created by famed Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who often uses pumpkins in her work | Continue reading
The system is inspired by the stillsuits for collecting moisture in the science fiction epic Dune | Continue reading
NASA released the dazzling portrait to help celebrate the two-year anniversary of the release of Webb's first images | Continue reading
A new study finds widespread DNA evidence that an ancestor pathogen of the Black Death helped bring about the end of an agricultural society responsible for megalithic tombs and monuments, like Stonehenge | Continue reading
Originally a gag on the sitcom, the unexpected collaboration drew a packed house at the Royal Albert Hall in London | Continue reading
With an intensive athletes’ boot camp and the threat of execution for unwelcome spectators, the Greek sporting event was a serious affair | Continue reading
A new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery honors the iconic writer while also celebrating the communities that influenced him | Continue reading
The 12th-century structure and the artworks inside it sustained no significant damage | Continue reading
The Musée du Fromage in Paris hosts tastings and teaches visitors about traditional cheesemaking practices | Continue reading
The company was illegally polluting the air at nearly 90 facilities in North Dakota, a complaint alleges | Continue reading
For the first time, researchers have mapped ancient genetic material in unprecedented detail | Continue reading
The Royal Entomological Society’s Photography Competition highlights the wonder and diversity of the six-legged creatures that crawl, swim and fly across the planet | Continue reading
The structure appears to predate Machu Picchu, the country's best-known archaeological site, by 3,500 years | Continue reading
The new Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum film presents an alternative history in which government officials prepared to fake the moon landing before NASA pulled off the feat for real | Continue reading
Scientists aren’t just arguing whether humans are causing a sixth mass extinction event now, but whether many more occurred in the past | Continue reading
Bill Stampfl, Matthew Richardson and Steve Erskine went missing in an avalanche on Huascarán on June 24, 2002. Climbers found Stampfl's body just weeks ago | Continue reading
The black hole, if confirmed, is in the star cluster Omega Centauri, about 17,700 light-years away, and it could hold lessons about how such structures are formed | Continue reading
A new analysis of Billboard hits from 1950 to 2023 finds that melodic complexity has been steadily decreasing | Continue reading
During the 1984 campaign, the 73-year-old president meandered his way through his first face-off against Walter Mondale, prompting questions about his mental acuity | Continue reading
While more research is needed, scientists detected specific differences between the gut microbiomes of children with and without autism | Continue reading
Prepare yourself for the Paris Olympics with this comprehensive guide to the history, science, arts and thrills of the worldwide celebration | Continue reading
The move comes amid broader efforts to improve food security and diversify food sources | Continue reading
Australia’s French Island is home to one of the country’s largest and healthiest koala populations, but it’s not impervious to the species’ struggles | Continue reading
Some Black Americans are reclaiming antebellum estates as part of their family legacy, reflecting the power and possibility of these historic sites | Continue reading
Ever since the demise of infamous drug kingpin, his pet hippos have flourished, wreaking havoc on the ecosystem and terrorizing local communities | Continue reading
Located about 64 light-years away from Earth, the world is the first place astronomers have detected hydrogen sulfide outside our solar system | Continue reading
The vessel will be preserved beneath Antarctic waters inside a sprawling restricted zone | Continue reading
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan as threatened under the Endangered Species Act this month | Continue reading
Known as the "French Excalibur," the blade is said to have hung from a rock face in the village of Rocamadour for 1,300 years | Continue reading
The experimental surgery connects two muscles in the legs of people with below-the-knee amputations, allowing them to control a prosthetic limb with their brain | Continue reading
Pompey Mansfield was an enslaved man who won his freedom, purchased land, constructed a house and became a prominent community leader | Continue reading
Scientists are working to map and protect the city's underground tunnels so they aren’t destroyed during construction | Continue reading
Researchers dove into thousands of years of evolutionary history, revealing new insights about the iconic, though sometimes vilified, canines | Continue reading