Researchers say the rock art may be a record of "fighting craft" from present-day Indonesia | Continue reading
Archaeologists say it's the most intact structure of its kind ever found in Britain | Continue reading
Across the Northern Hemisphere, worshippers of the longest day of the year build bonfires, plunge into the ocean and visit prehistoric monuments | Continue reading
Tanystropheus fossils reveal how predators may have snapped the creatures' necks with a powerful, swift bite from above | Continue reading
An independent survey counted 22,000 of the federally threatened birds, up from a historic low of 6,880 in 2021 | Continue reading
Archaeologists found graves and artifacts while preparing land for a new subdivision in southern England | Continue reading
For decades before Doctor Anna’s discovery, “milk sickness” terrorized the Midwest, killing thousands of Americans on the frontier | Continue reading
A massive new study found a staggering decline of these top predators, which help balance vulnerable coral reef ecosystems and their food chains | Continue reading
Arresting portraits, now a part of the Smithsonian collections, illuminate the little-known role these artists played in chronicling 19th-century life | Continue reading
This is the last of six essential elements for life to be detected on Enceladus, giving the strongest indication yet that its ocean is habitable | Continue reading
Made by a young Charles in the '50s, the crayon and pencil illustrations sold for thousands at auction | Continue reading
The 4x100 gold medalist died in May, bringing attention to high maternal mortality rates among Black women in the United States | Continue reading
Artist Michael Pilato has been working on the 44-foot-long commemorative artwork since 2017 | Continue reading
Completed soon before the artist's death in 1918, "Lady With Fan" could fetch as much as $80 million | Continue reading
The shots would no longer take aim at the virus's original strain, which experts say is not likely to return | Continue reading
A century after one of Mount Etna's many notable eruptions, scientists are more eager than ever to study the peak's frequent bursts of fiery fury | Continue reading
Sergeant Henry Johnson received a posthumous Medal of Honor recognizing his bravery in battle in France | Continue reading
Eight companies developing next-generation space meals have advanced to the final round of competition in a contest co-sponsored by NASA | Continue reading
Each of these off-the-beaten-track destinations offer up culture rich experiences, walkable neighborhoods and a quintessential slice of German life | Continue reading
With CleanChoice Energy, these impactful renewable energy solutions are more accessible than you think. | Continue reading
Found off of Croatia, the handsewn vessel will be the subject of extensive study once its back on dry land | Continue reading
The vast, eclectic public archive of American music—and other sounds—is featured on a new episode of the Sidedoor podcast | Continue reading
The remnants of seven small bird bone instruments were discovered in northern Israel | Continue reading
Since their reintroduction in 2018, the wolves have rebounded from just two inbred individuals to 31 healthy animals | Continue reading
The animals likely thrashed their heads back and forth to injure or stun prey with their unusual, horizontal teeth | Continue reading
Paul McCartney revealed this week that the new record will include A.I.-generated vocals from John Lennon | Continue reading
The findings cover not only conservation and primate evolution, but also human health and diseases | Continue reading
Once considered a relic of moral panics past, the 1873 law criminalized sending "obscene, lewd or lascivious" materials through the mail | Continue reading
An anthropologist explains how the South American launch site for the James Webb Space Telescope evolved | Continue reading
The writer, who died this week at age 89, was an unflinching chronicler of humanity's brutality | Continue reading
The fossils from a cave in Laos, which date to between 68,000 and 86,000 years ago, challenge several ideas about early human migration | Continue reading
Conditions created a "perfect storm" that robbed the water of dissolved oxygen near the coast | Continue reading
Fluid-filled cavities in the brain expand during spaceflight, and a new study shows that astronauts may need three years to recover | Continue reading
An artist is challenging researchers and amateurs alike to practice parsing an extraterrestrial communication | Continue reading
The Book of Hours appears in a famous painting of the Tudor statesman | Continue reading
From astronaut training sites to working spaceports, these spots across the United States put a terrestrial spin on space travel | Continue reading
Harry Washington fought for his enslaver's enemy during the American Revolution. Later, he migrated to Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone | Continue reading
The large mammal likely contracted the virus from a fox, say wildlife officials | Continue reading
Buoy and Beacon are trained to help human lifeguards rescue swimmers at Scarborough Beach State Park | Continue reading
A new exhibition explores Roman hair removal practices—and showcases 50 pairs of ancient tweezers | Continue reading
The behemoth, found in the Po River, may have set a world record for the longest catch-and-release catfish | Continue reading
Though air quality has improved along the East Coast, smoke particles are floating through the atmosphere to other parts of the world | Continue reading
An American History Museum exhibition looks at how the resorts have changed over time to reflect a broader image of what it means to be American | Continue reading
A new book advises readers how to successfully navigate deadly disasters of the past | Continue reading
To handle changing temperatures, the cephalopods make "astounding" RNA edits, researchers find | Continue reading
If adopted, a new prototype would allow passengers to remain in their own wheelchairs on flights | Continue reading
Researchers are using 3D scanning technology to learn more about the plaster casts | Continue reading
The natural climate pattern usually increases global temperatures and could lead to record-breaking heat | Continue reading