Featuring more than 100 original artifacts, a new immersive exhibition in New York City will explore the young Jewish diarist's life and legacy | Continue reading
A new exhibition in New York celebrates Berthe Weill, an often overlooked but visionary figure who jumpstarted the careers of many of modern art's giants | Continue reading
Owner George Frandsen has some 8,000 coprolites from dinosaurs, sharks and other creatures | Continue reading
When the U.S. Army massacred a Lakota village at Blue Water, dozens of plundered artifacts ended up in the Smithsonian. The unraveling of this long-buried atrocity is forging a path toward reconciliation | Continue reading
Though technically not a planet, it has as rich geology as any of its planetary siblings in the solar system | Continue reading
It fell to Belle da Costa Greene, a Black woman whose racial identity was kept secret for decades, to catalog J.P. Morgan's immense collection of books and art | Continue reading
Paramotorists spotted the dog while soaring above one of Giza's pyramids last week | Continue reading
The early polygraph machine was considered the most scientific way to detect deception—but that was a myth | Continue reading
NOAA designated the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary this month, following a decade of advocacy by supporters. The protected site will be finalized after a 45-day review period | Continue reading
This year, celebrants will likely be channeling characters from hit franchises like "Beetlejuice," "Inside Out" and "Deadpool" | Continue reading
The baby boy’s recovered genome suggests he’s related to a famous Ice Age population | Continue reading
Winners of the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition captured insects, cancer cells, cat claws and more | Continue reading
A new exhibition co-presented by the National Portrait Gallery and the Archives of American Art explores the seminal artist’s work | Continue reading
The terms “snake oil” and “snake-oil salesperson” are part of the vernacular thanks to Clark Stanley, a quack doctor who marketed a product for joint pain in the late 19th century | Continue reading
Each of the 11 dolphins sampled exhaled at least one suspected particle of microplastic, which researchers say “highlights how extensive environmental microplastic pollution is” | Continue reading
Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help combat a growing agricultural crisis | Continue reading
During and after the Civil War, inventive illustrations allowed Democrats and Republicans to turn American ballots into powerful propaganda | Continue reading
From fish smoothies to oral antibiotics, researchers are taking matters into their own hands in a radical effort to save New Zealand’s yellow-eyed penguins | Continue reading
Opening next spring, the new venue will have exhibits and a barbecue bean-themed ball pit play area for kids | Continue reading
Authorities have not yet identified the cause of death for the 12.5-foot-long shark, which was named Koala | Continue reading
New research traces the genetic underpinnings of the enzyme amylase, which helps humans digest starches and sugars | Continue reading
The structure—also the earliest of its kind in the Asian country—dates to around 350 C.E. | Continue reading
Prior to the new research, scientists had traced the source of just 6 percent of the known meteorites that fell on our planet | Continue reading
You’ve got questions. We’ve got experts | Continue reading
Created from more than 25,000 high-resolution images, the digital model shows artifacts from the ill-fated expedition, including a boot, dishes and a flare gun | Continue reading
Hundreds of artifacts have been unearthed at a burial mound in the city of Chifeng, but researchers are particularly intrigued by the six-inch-long object | Continue reading
Latex balloons designed to collect high-altitude data can become a threat after they burst | Continue reading
The HMS "Trooper" likely sank after hitting an underwater German mine off the coast of an island in the Aegean Sea in 1943 | Continue reading
Identified as an Arctic fox, the animal is believed to have been kept in captivity far from its native habitat in the tundra. Now, it's receiving care from wildlife officials | Continue reading
While the Orionids, peaking early Sunday and Monday, might be hard to see because of the waning gibbous moon, these zippy meteors can produce long "trains" that last up to several minutes | Continue reading
A scientist used at-home experiments to test whether cats hesitated when moving through increasingly shorter or narrower openings | Continue reading
Travis Gienger, who nicknamed his prize-winning pumpkin "Rudy," has been growing gourds for nearly 30 years | Continue reading
Two comb jellies can merge their digestive and nervous systems and even sync their bodily functions, according to new research. The discovery could have implications for human medicine | Continue reading
Eight years into living in Longyearbyen, on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, I embrace the seasonal plunge into total darkness | Continue reading
A small team of local scientists are fighting rapid industrialization, misinformation and more to save Europe’s iconic cat | Continue reading
The final 3D atlas of the sky will help scientists study dark matter and dark energy, which make up 96 percent of the universe but remain mysterious | Continue reading
Experts added a carbon fiber pole to help anchor the "Apollo Belvedere," which had developed cracks along the legs and knees. Now, the looming Roman sculpture is finally back on display | Continue reading
A man is expected to plead guilty for trafficking the print, which reappeared at a Dallas auction house shortly after it went missing from a California residence | Continue reading
A new exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History combines satellite observations and historical data to offer a "larger-than-life look" at our planet's climate today | Continue reading
John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton shared the award for their work on artificial neural networks and machine learning | Continue reading
The Canadian Post-Impressionist artist was famous for her evocative landscapes and paintings incorporating motifs from First Nations groups | Continue reading
From Scotland to Japan, these multiday treks offer adventure and a truly immersive experience | Continue reading
Home to more than 300 artists, the neighborhood was submerged under the record-high waters of the French Broad River | Continue reading
An exhibition at the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens explores how Western intellectuals viewed the climate crisis between 1780 and 1930 | Continue reading
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun discovered microRNA, tiny molecules that play a crucial role in how cells develop, paving the way for new treatments for diseases | Continue reading
A new analysis suggests that the piece was created by several artists working in the Italian Renaissance painter's studio—and that Botticelli himself may have worked on important details | Continue reading
Researchers still don't know what the open-mouth facial expression means or whether it's akin to smiling in humans—but several animals make a similar face during play | Continue reading
From the microwave to the food processor, the book author and television personality tried many appliances and devices to figure out the best ways to use them for her audience | Continue reading