The bold journalist, who made a splash on both sides of the lens, is the subject of a new biopic starring Kate Winslet | Continue reading
Bordeaux. Napa Valley. Missouri? This vintner wants to put this once-booming wine region back on the map | Continue reading
The Icarians thought they could build a paradise, but their project was marked by failure almost from the start | Continue reading
This Yuletide mainstay continues to warm cockles and ventricles everywhere | Continue reading
Titled "Six Persimmons," the famous 13th-century work hasn't left Japan for hundreds of years | Continue reading
Researchers documented three cows in Ohio killed by Asian longhorned ticks, which can lay up to 2,000 eggs without needing to mate | Continue reading
John Kreatsoulas, who made the discovery while diving in southwest Florida, initially thought the 60-pound mandible was a log | Continue reading
The S.S. Dix went down while ferrying passengers between Seattle and Bainbridge Island | Continue reading
Striated caracaras solved up to eight puzzle box problems in a new study, suggesting they are cognitively complex, like crows and parrots | Continue reading
A new musical composition represents data from three NASA telescopes as a piece that was performed by an orchestral ensemble | Continue reading
The marsupial frog, which incubates its young in a pouch on its back, was thought to be extinct in some countries | Continue reading
Picked from more than 2,600 submissions, the finalists pay homage to the state's motto and nickname | Continue reading
You’ve got questions. We’ve got experts | Continue reading
Inspired by a moment of empathy from President Theodore Roosevelt, the huggable toy had a rocky start before it became the stuff of legend | Continue reading
From coding to building to circuitry, these educational activities support basic skills to serve children in science, engineering and beyond | Continue reading
The country’s hippo population has grown to about 170, and officials warn it could reach 1,000 individuals by 2035 if left uncontrolled | Continue reading
The U.S. Coast Guard is still searching for the specific source of the leak, which occurred last week | Continue reading
Union troops tossed Confederate munitions and supplies into the waterway after taking Columbia in February 1865 | Continue reading
Guests at Chicago's Lyric Opera can now immerse themselves in performances through the SoundShirt’s vibrations | Continue reading
For one fall night, it is tradition for a handful of houses in Sydrugota, on the island of Eysturoy, to open their doors and host intimate concerts | Continue reading
The Bradley Cooper-led film is a dramatization of the storied composer and conductor's complex love life | Continue reading
Made in 1926, the whisky aged in sherry casks for 60 years before being bottled in 1986 | Continue reading
Serotine bats are the first mammals known to mate without penetration, new research suggests | Continue reading
Travel to Rome, Alaska, West Africa and beyond with this year’s best cookbooks, memoirs and historic deep dives | Continue reading
Solar energy can alter the Earth’s magnetic field and likely lead the animals astray | Continue reading
Gather together and commemorate the holiday of gratitude | Continue reading
A new U.N. report finds current pledges put the planet on track to warm 2.5 to 2.9 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels this century | Continue reading
A series of exhibitions in the country spotlight the enduring appeal of ancient Egypt for modern audiences | Continue reading
The famous musician commissioned the trippy mural for his home in Kenwood at the height of Beatlemania | Continue reading
So-called "chimeric" monkeys could help scientists understand human diseases and aid in conservation efforts, but the research raises ethical questions | Continue reading
Despite internet claims, castoreum—a substance found in beaver glands—is rarely used today as a food flavoring | Continue reading
With around 58,000 human deaths from snakebites each year in the country, a lot more must be done to save lives | Continue reading
With around 58,000 human deaths from snakebites each year in the country, a lot more must be done to save lives | Continue reading
Experts are now analyzing the specimen, which could belong to a Native American woman | Continue reading
Researchers are not sure whether a virus or bacteria is causing the pets' ailments | Continue reading
A new Hollywood epic traces Napoleon Bonaparte's rise and fall through his checkered relationship with his first wife | Continue reading
Step outside to uncover the state’s multifaceted past and unrivaled natural beauty | Continue reading
NASA and Japan plan to test a biodegradable satellite made of wood, which burns up more easily than metal on reentry | Continue reading
So far, nine artists—including John Legend, T-Pain, Demi Lovato and Charli XCX—have volunteered their voices | Continue reading
Bottlenose dolphins in Australia have been snatching fish used to bait crabs—and adapting to fishers' attempts to thwart them | Continue reading
On the heels of its first sold-out Black heritage cruise in August, AmaWaterways is unveiling new trips in France, Portugal, Egypt and beyond | Continue reading
A new exhibition explores the questions raised by economic revolution—and how familiar those questions remain today | Continue reading
Our favorite titles of the year resurrect forgotten histories and illuminate how the United States ended up where it is today | Continue reading
Smithsonian experts reflect on the life and legacy of the former first lady, who died Sunday at age 96 | Continue reading
Atop the most powerful rocket ever built, the spacecraft is intended to carry astronauts from lunar orbit to the moon's surface and Mars in the future | Continue reading
Critics argue that the street artist may have intended for the work to deteriorate over time | Continue reading
We might not be the only primates to display helpful behavior toward members of a different social group, a new study suggests | Continue reading
The whereabouts of the work—and the individuals who conducted the "brazen" heist—remain a mystery | Continue reading