The artifacts were excavated from a city dating back to the third millennium B.C.E. by researchers from Iraq and the British Museum | Continue reading
Since most iguana species live in the Americas, biologists have long debated how they could have arrived on the remote Pacific island in the first place | Continue reading
The trailblazing Harvard scientist, who documented the dominance of hydrogen and helium in stars, is still inspiring researchers today | Continue reading
The artist met Joseph Roulin, a 47-year-old postal worker, in the late 1880s. The series of artworks will be reunited at upcoming exhibitions in Boston and Amsterdam | Continue reading
The artworks, part of a new exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, help shed light on a traditional religious practice | Continue reading
The man, who was in his 40s and suffering from severe heart failure, was also the first person to leave the hospital with a titanium heart. He is recovering well after getting a new, donor heart | Continue reading
The J.J. Walser Jr. House, one of five Wright-designed homes in the city, has fallen into disrepair, prompting calls for preservation | Continue reading
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are making a 17-hour journey from the International Space Station and will splash down near Florida this evening | Continue reading
New research is shedding light on the bouleuterion building that once stood in the ancient city of Teos, located in present-day Turkey | Continue reading
The spacecraft carried out the longest commercial operation on the moon to date—and also made history during its rare chance to document this celestial event | Continue reading
Since those early steps, extravehicular activity has helped provide the solutions to many problems that astronauts face in space | Continue reading
Museum officials say they are voluntarily repatriating the object after learning that it had been stolen from Guita Bahi in the Kathmandu Valley | Continue reading
Ocean warming and thus thermal expansion played a major role in last year's increase | Continue reading
If the landslide at the Barry Arm fjord collapses, its falling ice and rock could generate a devastating 650-foot-high tsunami | Continue reading
Two kittens, believed to be between 7 and 9 weeks old, were photographed by a motorist in the western Upper Peninsula | Continue reading
America's national park sites saw a record number of visitors last year. Great Smoky Mountains, Zion and Grand Canyon national parks are perennial favorites among travelers | Continue reading
Researchers say that Flagstones, a large circular enclosure in southern England, dates to around 3200 B.C.E.—which means it predates Stonehenge by several hundred years | Continue reading
This preferred direction of spin might be due to one of two reasons: either our entire universe exists in a black hole, or astronomers have been measuring the universe's expansion incorrectly | Continue reading
Long thought to be a family heirloom, the artwork was actually gifted to the British prime minister in 1942 during the darkest days of World War II | Continue reading
A new expedition offers insights on the deadly virus’ impact in the region | Continue reading
Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary enthusiasts, native species are finally getting the buzz they deserve | Continue reading
The Dublin-based Irish Pub Company has designed upwards of 2,000 pubs in more than 100 countries around the globe | Continue reading
Discovered in the drainage area of a creek bed, the tusk was initially thought to be "just an old stump" | Continue reading
Uncover the enduring impact of Queen Charlotte's legacy on the city's historic heritage. | Continue reading
Located in Ostia Antica, the mikvah dates to the late fourth or early fifth century C.E. Researchers say it's the earliest discovery of its kind outside the Middle East | Continue reading
The spacecraft Hera's photographs are some of the few visuals ever captured of the Martian moon's dark side | Continue reading
The upper jawbone and partial cheek bone represent a mysterious unknown species that lived in present-day Spain between 1.1 million and 1.4 million years ago, according to a new study | Continue reading
The band has now secured a world record for playing more than 340 concerts on instruments made from produce. After each concert, the band members serve soup to the audience | Continue reading
The Ocean Census hopes to discover thousands of new creatures before they go extinct | Continue reading
To mark its bicentennial, the Brooklyn Museum highlights the pieces that have shaped its collection—and the foundational art made in the borough | Continue reading
The 300-foot "Western Reserve" sank in August 1892, killing 27 people after both lifeboats capsized. Harry W. Stewart, the ship's wheelsman, was the only survivor | Continue reading
The Maryland Department of Transportation launched an interactive virtual museum, showcasing finds from where Ben Ross lived after emancipation | Continue reading
Utterances like "um," "wow" and "mm-hmm" aren't garbage—they keep conversations flowing | Continue reading
The Maryland Department of Transportation launched an interactive virtual museum, showcasing finds from where Ben Ross lived after emancipation | Continue reading
Wall-to-wall books tell an interior design story without saying a word | Continue reading
After an unexpected nine months in orbit, astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are waiting for the arrival of Crew-10 before they head home. That launch is now expected for Friday | Continue reading
The marbles in the Torlonia Collection have been inaccessible to the public for decades. Now, some of them will be exhibited in Chicago, Fort Worth and Montreal | Continue reading
A paleontologist studied the 200-million-year-old prints that had been hiding in plain sight, then discovered even more tracks in another rock sitting in a nearby parking lot | Continue reading
On average, these little particles could reduce photosynthesis in plants and algae by up to 12 percent, according to the paper | Continue reading
A theater patron found the glass bottle behind a decorative crown positioned 40 feet above the stage. The note was dated 1906, the year the King's Theater opened in Edinburgh | Continue reading
Sediment samples from the Ross Sea coastline are revealing insights into how animals like elephant seals and Adélie penguins adapted to environmental changes long ago | Continue reading
Demilitarized zones—from Vietnam to Korea, Cyprus and Antarctica—require tourists to look beyond what exists and to find the real stories in what doesn’t | Continue reading
The drag marks and footprints were discovered in present-day New Mexico. Researchers say they're some of the earliest known examples of transport vehicles | Continue reading
Appointed in 1910, Alice Stebbins Wells patrolled dance halls, skating rinks, penny arcades and movie theaters, keeping these public spaces free of vice and immorality | Continue reading
The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what’s just a large rock | Continue reading
Called SPHEREx, the instrument will map 450 million galaxies and search for water molecules that may be clinging to space dust | Continue reading
One of the toilets, likely used by the crown prince and his court ladies, may have drained directly into a nearby river | Continue reading
Greenhouse gas emissions could reduce drag in the upper atmosphere, leaving more space debris in orbit and making satellites more vulnerable to damage, according to new research | Continue reading