The virus has killed tens of millions of birds and infected hundreds of species of animals, including dairy cattle in the United States. Here’s what you should know about it | Continue reading
A century ago, two Chicago teenagers killed an acquaintance named Bobby Franks for the thrill of it. The case captivated the nation and continues to fascinate the public today | Continue reading
The vessel from 1960s sitcom “I Dream of Jeannie,” now on display at the National Museum of American History, could not contain the exuberance of the beloved character | Continue reading
The new observations could help explain how black holes became so massive in the early universe | Continue reading
A new exhibition showcases stunning mythical artworks of the Zhou Dynasty's "lost" kingdoms | Continue reading
Scientists are perplexed by the massive group of crustaceans, but they suspect the animals were pushed north by strong ocean currents originating near Mexico | Continue reading
In a global study, scientists recorded themselves singing and playing music from their own cultures to examine the evolution of song | Continue reading
From desert landscapes to glittering beaches, see what this country has to offer | Continue reading
Some make nests inside seashells, while others tote bubbles of air on their backs | Continue reading
Invented 50 years ago, the curious box deciphered an arcane kind of code to offer shoppers a trip into the future | Continue reading
The new interactive tool accompanies a study of school enrollment data, which shows that segregation has worsened in recent decades | Continue reading
This heady, exquisitely delightful new book reveals the power behind the sequins | Continue reading
The film will be an adaptation of Walter Isaacson's biography of the Renaissance painter, scientist and inventor | Continue reading
Researchers studied the geographic distribution of dinosaurs to draw conclusions about whether they could regulate their internal temperatures | Continue reading
A new exhibition in London offers an inside look at the lives of the workers who served the monarchy between 1660 and 1830 | Continue reading
The vessel's two passengers were evacuated onto an oil tanker in the Strait of Gibraltar. The incident marks the fifth vessel the mammals have sunk in recent years | Continue reading
Your feedback on brilliant sea slugs, nostalgic drinks and hidden history | Continue reading
Artist Jonathan Yeo's nontraditional approach to royal portraiture has drawn mixed reactions | Continue reading
Called AlphaFold 3, the latest update of the software models the interactions of proteins with DNA, RNA and other molecules for the first time | Continue reading
From Alaska to Florida, these serene and exhilarating stretches beg you to take the scenic route | Continue reading
What Iceland's volcanoes are revealing about early life on our planet | Continue reading
Before he helped launch a revolution, Benjamin Franklin was colonial America’s leading editor and printer of novels, almanacs, soap wrappers, and everything in between | Continue reading
Art Recognition's algorithm is trained to identify specific artists' patterns of style and composition | Continue reading
A new exhibition at the Heide Museum of Modern Art in Australia examines what hair says about identity, gender, social status and more | Continue reading
Researchers used tree ring data to compare temperatures from as far back as 1 C.E. to 2023 temperatures | Continue reading
Volcanic lightning is so common that it's even earned its own nickname: dirty thunderstorms | Continue reading
The rock is covered in ogham, an alphabet made up of parallel lines used for writing in the Irish language | Continue reading
By all available accounts, there isn’t a lack of ocean forage | Continue reading
A new study suggests more solar radiation reached Earth while the magnetic field weakened, leading to a rise in oxygen that drove an explosion of multicellular organisms during the Ediacaran Period | Continue reading
In southern Turkey, an extensive new trail network spirits trekkers to Pisidia, home to many lost treasures and a true crossroads of civilizations | Continue reading
This space-age sensation kicked the American road trip into high gear | Continue reading
During the Golden Age of Piracy, thousands of sea dogs sought fame and fortune. But the reality of a pirate's life was less enticing than movies and television shows suggest | Continue reading
Scientists found hundreds of recent examples from around the globe of hunters using "endurance pursuits" to tire out their prey, furthering the debate over the hunting technique | Continue reading
Using remote-sensing technologies, researchers have discovered two connected structures in a previously unexplored area | Continue reading
New research found that the two women, who were buried in Austria atop a horse, were first-degree relatives who died some 1,800 years ago | Continue reading
New research explores how African savannah elephants use vocalizations, gestures and secretions when they meet up with companions | Continue reading
The new show serves as an entertaining history lesson, but even that has its creative limits | Continue reading
A full 82 copies of Shakespeare’s First Folio will go on view as the renovated Washington, D.C. institution makes its debut | Continue reading
When Lulu Hunt Peters brought Americans a new method for weighing their dinner options, she launched a century of diet fads that left us hungry for a better way to keep our bodies strong and healthy | Continue reading
Camouflaged by the sand, these threatened shorebirds aim to hide from predators. Now conservationists are trying to give their breeding efforts a boost | Continue reading
The massive donation was made by Burkhard Pohl, a Swiss-German collector, as the museum works to replenish its collections after a devastating blaze in September 2018 | Continue reading
The artist hoped to display the works in the city where he painted them, but he was plagued with anxiety over their quality | Continue reading
A period of unusually strong solar activity meant the colorful aurora borealis could be seen much farther south than normal | Continue reading
State officials are staging a year-long exhibition to celebrate 100 years of filmmaking in the state | Continue reading
A forensic artist hopes the sculpture will help humanize the mummy, which appeared at Australia's Grafton High School under mysterious circumstances | Continue reading
Researchers found that human-caused environmental changes are driving the severity and prevalence of disease, putting people, animals and plants at risk | Continue reading
A new exhibition in Massachusetts illuminates the success of Guillaume Lethière | Continue reading
At a site in New Mexico, a new discovery rewrites the human history of the continent | Continue reading