Minted in 42 B.C.E., the looted coin broke auction records in 2020 when it sold for $4.2 million | Continue reading
Frederick Jackson Turner’s thesis informed decades of scholarship and culture. Then he realized he was wrong | Continue reading
Paleontologists say popular, toothy depictions of the dinosaur may have missed the mark | Continue reading
The skulls were likely left as offerings about 1,000 years after the pharaoh's death | Continue reading
The sitting commander in chief insisted the Black police officer who cited him not face punishment for doing his duty | Continue reading
More than one million people have been buried on Hart Island, which will open to visitors later this year | Continue reading
This means the lunar surface could hold up to 300 billion tons of water, a new study estimates | Continue reading
Medieval individuals in the coastal East African civilization had almost equal parts African and Asian ancestry, a new study finds | Continue reading
A portrait of the performer debuts in the exhibition “Entertainment Nation” | Continue reading
Before watching the new movie adaptation, here's what you need to know about the history of the fantasy role-playing game | Continue reading
Viral pictures of Pope Francis wearing a trendy white puffer coat were fabricated with A.I., but tricked internet users across the globe | Continue reading
"Gabrielle Chanel: Fashion Manifesto" is the first retrospective of the iconic designer's work staged by a major British museum | Continue reading
Meant to be more sustainable than animal meat, this lab-grown alternative might offer a glimpse into the future of food production | Continue reading
A new study explores how artists may have added yolk to alter the properties of their paints | Continue reading
In a study of mice, researchers show their microbiomes play a role in how much they run and how quickly they grow fatigued | Continue reading
Lynn Riggs wrote the play that served as the basis of the hit 1943 musical | Continue reading
An original Yankee Stadium ticket booth recalls the story of that first game, which featured a thundering three-run homer from the Great Bambino | Continue reading
A new exhibition celebrates the pioneering designer, who opened her own practice in the late 1880s | Continue reading
How communities in the West are boldly setting property ablaze to reduce the impact of extreme wildfires | Continue reading
Experts have searched for decades for a polygon that only makes non-repeating patterns. But no one knew it was possible until now | Continue reading
The two nine-foot paintings depict scenes from a 17th-century book of poetry | Continue reading
The find reveals how the creatures swam and relaxed in prehistoric waterways | Continue reading
Despite their reputation as fearsome predators, black widows are on the defensive due to attacks by their cousins, a study shows | Continue reading
Now on view in New York City, the traveling exhibition presents failure as a critical learning opportunity | Continue reading
The innovations of a forgotten genius who laid the groundwork for the nation's signature music | Continue reading
Submerged prehistory holds insights on the first humans to live in North America | Continue reading
You’ve got questions. We’ve got experts | Continue reading
A new exhibition showcases portraits of pets by the likes of Leonardo da Vinci and David Hockney | Continue reading
A new exhibition showcases portraits of pets by the likes of Leonardo da Vinci and David Hockney | Continue reading
Researchers withdrew a report of a rare and elusive goblin shark spotted in Greece after their peers raised concerns about the alleged discovery | Continue reading
Zebrafish respond when their peers act afraid, an ability regulated by the same hormone that drives human empathy, a new study shows | Continue reading
A rare early print of the iconic image sold for a record-breaking $2.8 million at auction | Continue reading
Majestic and sturdy, the icon of the American South has offered protection time and again | Continue reading
Fungi are popping up in numbers the West Coast may not see again for years | Continue reading
From Norway to Nepal, this year’s winning images span the globe to capture the extraordinary | Continue reading
These New Englanders have found a way to help the planet and covert more than 9,000 tons of cow waste annually into electricity | Continue reading
As NASA plans to retire the orbiting laboratory, these four privately owned and operated space stations are under development | Continue reading
In a new exhibition, the renowned Chinese artist explores beauty, technology and growing up in exile | Continue reading
New research finds that infections caused by Vibrio vulnificus have increased over the last 30 years and expanded to new geographic areas | Continue reading
The litigators refuse to represent new coal, oil and gas developments or prosecute peaceful climate protesters | Continue reading
Get the inside scoop on the iconic prop, now on view in the exhibition “Entertainment Nation” | Continue reading
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus will appear as if in a parade in the Western sky on Tuesday | Continue reading
In total, the protected areas across Nevada and Texas encompass 514,000 acres of public lands | Continue reading
Even after Wong Kim Ark successfully took his case to the Supreme Court 125 years ago, his children struggled to receive recognition as U.S. citizens | Continue reading
Inspired by pop culture depictions of cavepeople, an archaeologist searches for what is real and what is a myth | Continue reading
The landmark hasn't been up for public auction since the Great Depression, when it sold for $100,000 | Continue reading
Discovered in 2014, the remains of at least 54 victims were buried at a ceremony this week | Continue reading
Critically endangered radiated tortoises don’t reproduce often, so this is a win for the species | Continue reading