Crafted around 1900, the charismatic carvings were inspired by Japanese decorative pendants | Continue reading
The piece was one of five artworks stolen during a robbery in Madrid in 2015 | Continue reading
African wild dogs have the same well-developed eye muscles that domestic dogs use to make their signature pleading faces, a recent study finds | Continue reading
Discovered among the graves of hundreds of cats, dogs and monkeys, the correspondence was likely written by centurions in the first century | Continue reading
Alongside physical therapy, the electric stimulation helped patients with tetraplegia improve mobility in their arms and hands in a small trial | Continue reading
Researchers found that greater spotted eagles migrated longer distances and made fewer rest stops following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, compared to previous years | Continue reading
Mountain hermit Antoni Jaczewicz tricked sick people into thinking he had healing powers. A Polish treasure-hunting group believes they’ve found his fortune | Continue reading
Tromelin Island became a safe place for birds once the invasive mammals were eliminated | Continue reading
Bark Air made its inaugural flight from New York and Los Angeles this week. But seats are pricey, costing up to $8,000 | Continue reading
A new study identifies at least 75 Arctic streams where minerals, especially iron, are staining water with a rusty hue | Continue reading
Owner Andreas Pernerstorfer thought he'd found a piece of wood, but then he remembered something his grandfather had said about finding teeth in the cellar decades ago | Continue reading
With its visible and infrared photography, Euclid—known as the "dark universe detective"—is helping astronomers better understand dark matter and dark energy | Continue reading
The tomb, composed of two chambers connected by a tiny door and windows, was found in a family gravesite on China's east coast containing four other burials | Continue reading
Researchers outfitted Greek marines in replicas of a Mycenaean suit and simulated combat to see if the armor was usable in its day | Continue reading
In a new study, scientists suggest the sun's magnetic field originates much closer to the star's surface than previously thought, a finding that could boost predictions of solar activity | Continue reading
One of the carvings may even depict French emperor and military commander Napoleon Bonaparte being hanged | Continue reading
Found on the island of Jiigurru, the 82 shards predate the arrival of Europeans by centuries, dating to between 2,000 and 3,000 years ago | Continue reading
For the second time this month, a painting of a British royal is garnering backlash | Continue reading
These blood-sucking insects are capable of transmitting the bacteria that caused the Black Death, according to a laboratory study | Continue reading
A small study suggests some severe traumatic brain injury patients can later recover a level of independence or return to their pre-injury lives | Continue reading
These shots from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo contest show why turtles are so terrific | Continue reading
The preliminary analysis is a first step in testing the theory that infectious diseases played a role in Neanderthals' extinction | Continue reading
Archaeologists in the Yucatán Peninsula found several stone lids used by the pre-Columbian civilization to collect honey from stingless bees | Continue reading
New research suggests Viking-age hunters took down the biggest animal on Earth | Continue reading
The saga of People's Grocery stands as a powerful reminder of the centrality of Black radicalism to the food justice movement | Continue reading
In a scorched village in Spain, archaeologists discovered a hidden gold earring that suggests residents foresaw a coming attack around the time of the Second Punic War | Continue reading
The one-of-a-kind sculpture in California, designed by the son of famed American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, is at the mercy of shifting grounds | Continue reading
Veterinarians and volunteers are trying to save the threatened primates by hoisting buckets of water and food into trees, as well as providing medical care | Continue reading
Researchers say the carved artifact was not a utilitarian item and instead served a symbolic purpose | Continue reading
The plastic (and fantastic) version of Williams is one of nine new Mattel dolls celebrating female athletes | Continue reading
The 1972 Q1 microcomputer could fetch $60,000 at auction | Continue reading
Ahead of planned construction, experts removed the 4,000-pound wall behind the 1989 artwork, which is now on public display for the first time | Continue reading
A new paper looks at the genes of the most common cockroach species, tracing its historical journey alongside humans, from Asia to the Middle East, Europe and beyond | Continue reading
The giant planet is a world of extremes | Continue reading
Founded in 1968, Taquería El Califa de León has just four items on its menu, which diners eat while standing elbow to elbow | Continue reading
Found in an upper-class villa, the indoor pool was accompanied by decorative mosaics and frescoes dating back nearly two millennia | Continue reading
Spiderwebs can pick up vibrations in air flow caused by sound waves, and researchers say microphones designed this way could become more sensitive and compact | Continue reading
Researchers say 31 of the monuments were constructed on the banks of the ancient waterway | Continue reading
Most humans will never see a Pacific footballfish, as the creatures live at depths of 2,000 to 3,300 feet below the ocean's surface | Continue reading
"Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography" showcases 150 photographs taken between the 1920s and today | Continue reading
The trees originated in Madagascar 21 million years ago but later traveled long distances by way of ocean currents, according to new research | Continue reading
Released in 1822, the Travelers’ Tour Through the United States took players on a cross-country adventure | Continue reading
The ceramic tiles, which vanished during World War II, once adorned a Baroque bathing pavilion in Warsaw | Continue reading
While the artwork's age is still unknown, some think it depicts the mother of the Buddha | Continue reading
The former Air Force pilot trained to become an astronaut in the 1960s but was never selected by NASA. On a Blue Origin flight Sunday, he became the oldest person to go to space | Continue reading
Ann Pizzorusso, a geologist and art historian, says she's identified the location in the background of Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting | Continue reading
The musician created the artwork in the 1960s while recovering from a motorcycle accident in Woodstock, New York | Continue reading
The colorful fireball mesmerized onlookers—and its unexpected appearance surprised astronomers who are hoping to better predict when space rocks enter Earth's atmosphere | Continue reading