Researchers are nurturing sick and injured animals back to health while working to protect natural springs and curb seagrass decline | Continue reading
Lewis Hine's early 20th-century "photo stories" sparked meaningful legislative reform | Continue reading
They drilled into a mountain at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean | Continue reading
As more areas grow brighter with light pollution, national parks across the country have become dark-sky havens | Continue reading
The paper strips, which can help prevent drug overdoses and death, remain illegal in several states under drug paraphernalia laws from the 1970s | Continue reading
The 1970s-era kitchen will undergo conservation at the National Museum of African American History and Culture | Continue reading
Researchers around the world traced mammals' movements and behaviors when fewer humans and cars were outside in spring 2020 | Continue reading
Markings on the timber may help piece together lost European history | Continue reading
When American G.I.s fought abroad in wars in the 20th century, they left behind an unlikely legacy: canned meat | Continue reading
Hurtigruten Norway's new design includes batteries and retractable sails equipped with solar panels | Continue reading
In the late 19th century, William Dorsey Swann's private balls attracted unwelcome attention from authorities and the press | Continue reading
At least 20 states were air quality alerts this week, and in some places, air quality reached unhealthy levels for all groups | Continue reading
A new study estimates climate change will lead to unprecedented melting in the Arctic a decade earlier than previously projected | Continue reading
The piece was about to go to auction when researchers noticed similarities to another panel at the York Art Gallery | Continue reading
The youngest and most active volcano on the Big Island, it's expected to draw thousands of tourists | Continue reading
The tiny bones include the first one from a juvenile found in the country | Continue reading
The film recreates the famous doll's brightly colored world—with the help of one specific shade of pink | Continue reading
The one-time injection of a gene therapy could eventually be used to control cat populations | Continue reading
A scientist began taking shots after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, and volunteers have since taken over | Continue reading
Artist Ayana V. Jackson creates an undersea realm honoring those who jumped or were thrown overboard during the trans-Atlantic slave trade | Continue reading
Her artistic career began before she met Picasso—and flourished long after she left him | Continue reading
A female American crocodile living in captivity reproduced without a mate—a finding that suggests dinosaurs might have done the same thing | Continue reading
Remains in a South African cave system predate the oldest known human burials by about 160,000 years or more | Continue reading
Using historical records, a new initiative has identified and mapped 176 wrecks in the region | Continue reading
The creature, dubbed Iani smithi, was identified from a 99-million-year-old fossil | Continue reading
Called the Yellowhammer, the dessert is made with ingredients that are important to the state | Continue reading
Alongside Ada Limón's words, you can add your name to the spacecraft that will search for life on the icy moon | Continue reading
During the Jim Crow era, working-class Washingtonians' recreation options were far more limited—and dangerous | Continue reading
Dresses, props and other ephemera from the pop star's many personal reinventions go on display | Continue reading
Scientists have analyzed the composition of a 2,000-year-old perfume unearthed in Carmona, Spain | Continue reading
Juvenile white sharks and humans overlap 97 percent of the time in some warm Pacific waters, a new study finds | Continue reading
The 24 chicks are growing up at a conservation facility after being seized from a smuggler's carry-on | Continue reading
A new grant from Vital Impacts funds long-term efforts to document environmental solutions in the photographers' own communities | Continue reading
Recent storms damaged museum collections and turned some cultural institutions into shelters | Continue reading
A warming atmosphere due to climate change is increasing the chances similar natural disasters will occur again | Continue reading
From an ultramarathon capital in the Rockies to a laid-back village in the Florida Keys, these vibrant towns are calling your name | Continue reading
Announced on Friday, the newly designated routes span a total of 340 miles across nine states | Continue reading
Scientists documented more than 5,500 animal species at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, but thousands more might remain undiscovered | Continue reading
Written to be performed live, a medieval minstrel's jokes poked fun at the powerful | Continue reading
The photos she shared set off a search for the fossil, which she had left behind. Now, scientists have the tooth, just the third of its kind found locally | Continue reading
Denver and Minneapolis are the latest airports to roll out the service—just in time for the busy summer travel season | Continue reading
The elusive creatures disappeared from the Golden State in 1922 | Continue reading
The first U.S. exhibition to display the wonders of China’s ancient city of Anyang is on view at the National Museum of Asian Art | Continue reading
With 72 miles of pristine coastline, thrilling wildlife and attractions to explore, launch into an epic adventure that won’t soon be forgotten | Continue reading
Likely the child of Martha's son from her first marriage, William Costin used his position to advocate for D.C.'s free Black community | Continue reading
A new analysis of 2,500-year-old toilets has found early evidence of a harmful parasite | Continue reading
Paid sick leave policies could reduce the risk of spreading disease, notes the agency | Continue reading
In a new report, the group reckons with its long history of racism and eugenicist beliefs | Continue reading