When Brood X emerged in 2021, scientists measured how the influx of billions of insects affected the ecosystem near Washington, D.C. | Continue reading
Visitors will eat pieces of a life-size family sculpted from cake in a restaging of Bobby Baker's 'An Edible Family in a Mobile Home' | Continue reading
These cold, arid and oxygen-poor summits are akin to conditions on Mars, prompting questions about how the rodents got there—and how they survived | Continue reading
Even under a best-case climate scenario, global sea levels will likely rise because of this accelerated melting, scientists say | Continue reading
Copies of the letter have long been the target of thefts and forgeries, but Christie's says this one is the real deal | Continue reading
Caecilians are the only known amphibians to pass microbes from one generation to the next, according to a new study | Continue reading
The works of the recently knighted filmmaker address contemporary issues in two different Smithsonian museums | Continue reading
Isotopes tell the epic tale of one ancient mammal’s odyssey across Alaska | Continue reading
Rare footage of the woman magician's act captures her magnetic stage presence and range of tricks | Continue reading
A group of American veterans return to the infamous compound where they and hundreds of other service members were held captive and tortured during the war | Continue reading
The piece is a plaster version of one of the figures from the French sculptor's "Les Bourgeois de Calais" | Continue reading
Reducing daily intake of beef, lamb and pork could reduce your risk of developing the disease, researchers say | Continue reading
A new analysis of crystals from the moon pushes its age back to just 110 million years after the solar system formed | Continue reading
TranscribeGlass attaches to any pair of glasses and projects real-time subtitles in the user’s field of vision | Continue reading
Once seen as a menace, the gray-headed flying fox brings new life after recent devastating wildfires | Continue reading
You’ve got questions. We’ve got experts | Continue reading
Journey Castillo and her parents, Eric and Valerie Castillo, started their quest during the pandemic | Continue reading
Anthropologist Zelia Nuttall transformed the way we think of ancient Mesoamerica | Continue reading
The 19-foot-long vessel was found alongside a kerosene lamp, leather shoes, coins and other artifacts | Continue reading
The unprecedented die-off represents roughly 90 percent of the eastern Bering Sea population | Continue reading
Researchers searched for signs of a meteorite impact that caused the quake, but were unable to find any | Continue reading
Researchers suspect the trove may have belonged to a "rich woman with a passion for collecting" | Continue reading
In 1935, the nation was home to 6.8 million farms, and most had at least one barn. By 2007, only about 650,000 of these structures remained. | Continue reading
The great orator was a branding genius, and a new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery showcases his motivations | Continue reading
An exhibition in Cleveland showcases millennia-old designs and the more modern creations they inspired | Continue reading
Archaeologists found the 5,000-year-old jars with well-preserved grape seeds and intact stoppers | Continue reading
Warming temperatures and drier conditions in Europe could continue to lead to declines in hop yields and hop quality, a new study finds | Continue reading
Selects from Nikon’s Small World Photomicrography Contest capture the elegance of insects, slime molds and more | Continue reading
The celestial show will peak on the night of October 21 to 22, with around 23 meteors expected per hour | Continue reading
The puzzling incident comes just weeks after an anonymous tipster delivered a stolen van Gogh to Arthur Brand's flat in Amsterdam | Continue reading
Museum officials say that many of the objects will likely be recovered as documentation work progresses | Continue reading
If such changes are in response to climate change, the future may feature more sudden, daunting storms | Continue reading
A new exhibition exploring artistic representation of Black subjects includes a work that subverted cultural expectations | Continue reading
“Killers of the Flower Moon” sets a new standard in its nuanced portrait of Osage life. Decades of prior films about Native Americans didn't even try | Continue reading
Researchers found biomarkers of seaweed and other aquatic plants in samples of dental plaque | Continue reading
An analysis of the carvings on four runestones sheds new light on Queen Thyra's influence | Continue reading
In Theodore Roosevelt National Park, staffers are keeping the local ecosystem in balance by sending 300 bison to Native American tribes | Continue reading
Pepper X is three times spicier than the previous record-holder, the Carolina Reaper | Continue reading
Researchers identify a mechanism through which inflammation related to the virus leads to lower levels of the neurotransmitter | Continue reading
Researchers identified eight burials, but they say the graveyard may hold dozens—or even hundreds—waiting to be discovered | Continue reading
Scientists have learned a lot since they started sending crafts and rovers to our red neighbor | Continue reading
Martin Scorsese's new film revisits the murders of wealthy Osages in Oklahoma in the 1920s | Continue reading
After vanishing without a trace in 1989, "Children Wading" appeared at an auction house in England | Continue reading
The scorching month follows the hottest June, July and August in recorded human history | Continue reading
The sturdy, biodegradable fibers could one day be used for surgical sutures or armored vests | Continue reading
Visitors will dine at themed restaurants and participate in immersive experiences | Continue reading
Already prohibited in multiple countries for its potential harmful effects in humans, the colorant's future is now in serious doubt in the United States | Continue reading
Hieroglyphic texts suggest they understood the rocks, which contained valuable iron, did not originate on Earth | Continue reading