The city also topped the Economist Intelligence Unit's annual rankings in 2018, 2019 and 2022 | Continue reading
Researchers think the 42,000-year-old artifact was carved from graphite to resemble a penis | Continue reading
The giant sharks likely warmed some of their body parts, helping them grow massive but leaving them vulnerable to environmental changes, a new study finds | Continue reading
Gene activity in white blood cells decreased once astronauts got to space—and it didn’t rebound until they returned, a new study finds | Continue reading
Last year's eruption produced a raging storm at unprecedented altitudes, with 2,600 lightning flashes per minute at its peak | Continue reading
A year before he developed a working bulb, the "Wizard of Menlo Park" created the illusion that his prototype burned for more than a few minutes at a time | Continue reading
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In never-before-seen photographs, explore the secret U.S. facility and home to the Manhattan Project scientists who developed the first nuclear weapon | Continue reading
The ritual site was once used to determine the longest and shortest days of the year | Continue reading
The incident occurred roughly 2,000 miles away from the recent encounters near Spain and Portugal | Continue reading
Amid Russian attacks, Kyiv's Khanenko Museum sent 16 precious artworks to Paris for safekeeping | Continue reading
For decades, gay men gathered anonymously at the Everard Baths, seeking sexual liaisons and camaraderie alike | Continue reading
A two-year expedition at sea uncovered more than half a million varieties of microbial life in Pacific reef-dwelling organisms | Continue reading
The Sunfish taught millions of Americans to seize the breeze | Continue reading
These innovative creators are quilting, weaving and felting dramatic pieces that bring American fiber arts to unexplored heights | Continue reading
The renowned artist's exuberant portraits celebrates Black history and takes the form to a new level | Continue reading
Fiber artist Marques Hanalei-Marzan carries on the artistic customs of his ancestors | Continue reading
A river of fabric? Janice Arnold’s installations, inspired by the people of Central Asia, go to great lengths to evoke wonder | Continue reading
Archaeologists surveying the ruins of Ocomtún found pyramids, stone columns and a ballgame court | Continue reading
Telltale marks on a bone from an early human’s leg could be the earliest evidence of cannibalism | Continue reading
Smithsonian curators dig into the collections to find artifacts that illustrate how we arrived at this moment | Continue reading
A new study suggests our locks may have evolved to prevent our brain from overheating | Continue reading
The trove of 2,300-year-old bronzes was discovered last year in a thermal spring in Tuscany | Continue reading
Researchers say the ancient inscription is the first of its kind ever discovered | Continue reading
These long-distance migrants could get a boost from their striking coloration, which may reduce drag by heating and cooling air unevenly | Continue reading
In Elko, the insects have caused accidents on roads and problems in town | Continue reading
The defenseless marsupial was nearly wiped out by invasive species. Now rescuers are pinning hopes on a remnant island population | Continue reading
In Berlin, the centuries-old artifacts were treated with chemicals that could pose health hazards | Continue reading
A candle stand used by the first president illuminates his extraordinary last days in office | Continue reading
The discovery of a tiny fish far from its normal range is a poignant reminder of the changes that are already happening | Continue reading
The secretive street artist has officially authorized the show, which features never-before-seen stencils | Continue reading
Prosecutors allege that nine thieves stole art by Warhol and Pollock, among other valuable items | Continue reading
Two companies have received the green light to produce and sell chicken they have cultivated from cells | Continue reading
Removing water from the ground has led to sea-level rise and caused Earth's axis to shift by about 2.6 feet between 1993 and 2010, per a new study | Continue reading
Free diver Oriana Poindexter creates cyanotypes of kelp collected off the California coast | Continue reading
Evoking a key concept in relativity, Elliot McGucken traces out hourglass-like shapes in the sky that stretch as high as a seven-story building | Continue reading
A clever cetacean feeding trick may have launched a legend | Continue reading
Rediscovered in the 1920s, the Roman square is now welcoming visitors for the first time | Continue reading
Maybe the author of “O Pioneers!” is no longer the height of literary chic. But a century later she’s still a superstar in her small prairie community | Continue reading
Sheep-sized rhynchosaurs had an unusual way of chewing plants that wore down their teeth over time | Continue reading
Rescue teams are still searching for the vessel that lost contact with the surface on Sunday as it carried five people toward the Titanic wreck | Continue reading
The art was created long before modern humans inhabited France's Loire Valley | Continue reading
In recent days, nearly 200 people have died across two of the country's most populous states | Continue reading
The Bronze Age artifact was discovered in a grave during excavations in southern Germany | Continue reading
Recent research suggests Joachim Pease, a sailor recognized for his role in sinking a Confederate raider, was from Cape Verde | Continue reading
An artist conjures a whimsical new version of a magnificent 15th-century mural | Continue reading
Measuring 657 by 222 by 700 micrometers, the teeny-tiny bag could sell for thousands at auction | Continue reading
In Israel, new discoveries at one of the world's oldest villages are upending the debate about when we stopped wandering | Continue reading