A new report finds that melting ice and rising sea levels could disturb radioactive contamination left over from American nuclear tests after World War II | Continue reading
Heritage officials have called for the return of the artifact, which British forces seized in 1868 | Continue reading
Newspapers and magazines across the United States published weekly columns debunking lurid claims that were detrimental to the war effort | Continue reading
"The Return of the Buffalo Herd" is one of only four surviving illustrations from the book | Continue reading
Using new technologies, researchers revealed an enormous star dune in Morocco formed more quickly than thought, and it's on the move | Continue reading
The vibrant painting portrays siblings Phrixus and Helle as they flee from their stepmother | Continue reading
The new findings could have implications for whether Europa's vast ocean contains the conditions necessary to support life | Continue reading
"Peak bloom," which typically falls in late March or early April, refers to the day when at least 70 percent of the trees have blossomed | Continue reading
The town’s historic hotel magnifies its mastery of the macabre with a chilling new attraction | Continue reading
Home to a confluence of cultures, iconic jambalayas, and a vibrant jazz legacy, let the Bayou State feed your soul and inspire you. | Continue reading
Bones in Spain suggest a mercury-rich mineral used for art and hallucinogenic trips poisoned a community 5,000 years ago | Continue reading
Whether you’re chasing waterfalls in the Appalachian foothills, exploring Black history, or tucking in to comforting culinary classics, the Magnolia State is an invitation to all those who love to wander. | Continue reading
Ground-penetrating radar found evidence of a trading hub buried near the island of Klosterøy's historic monastery | Continue reading
The Bluegrass State has something for everyone. Sample bourbon, embark on subterranean adventures, or visit equine legends. You can even scuba dive. | Continue reading
Scientists observed frogs tapping their toes up to 500 times per minute when prey was present, suggesting the behavior is related to predation | Continue reading
New research shows that clay vessels known as dolia were essential to the drink's distinctive taste, flavor and texture | Continue reading
Photographers spotted the interaction in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Maui in 2022 | Continue reading
Researchers say the green horseradish-like paste can fight fungal infections without damaging fragile pigments | Continue reading
In less than two minutes, the marine mammal attacked a juvenile white shark and ripped out its liver in an encounter off the coast of South Africa last year | Continue reading
Home to dazzling beaches, Southern culinary classics, and the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement, this crossroads of American culture is calling all visitors. | Continue reading
Spanning nearly 70 acres, the $898 million project faced years of delays amid political controversy | Continue reading
Scientists have created a treatment that targets a toxin produced by cobras, mambas and kraits, laying the foundation for a future universal antivenom against snake bites, according to new research | Continue reading
More than one million square acres of land have been engulfed in the Smokehouse Creek Fire, placing it among the largest blazes to ever strike the U.S. | Continue reading
In the fifth century B.C.E., 38 looming sculptures of the Titan stood guard at the structure | Continue reading
The leak, which is at the end of a Russian service module, will not affect the upcoming launch of Crew-8 to the station | Continue reading
The metal plate was unearthed in the cellar of a storehouse dating to the mid-1600s | Continue reading
Mario Van Peebles' "Outlaw Posse" is the latest attempt to correct the erasure of people of color from the classic cinema genre | Continue reading
A Chicago startup has turned a fungus found by NASA into a protein-packed food | Continue reading
See shots of “the world’s biggest party” from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest | Continue reading
Documenting episodes of the phenomenon thousands of years ago may help us predict damaging solar storms in the future | Continue reading
Minerals in some tap water can capture tiny plastic particles when the water is boiled, making them easier to filter away, according to a new study | Continue reading
Residents found the German explosive in a backyard garden in Plymouth, England | Continue reading
The history-making spacecraft landed on its side, but it spent nearly a week sending data and images back from the moon—and engineers may try to make contact again after the lunar night is over | Continue reading
A Venetian merchant used the mathematical symbol while calculating the positions of planets between 1441 and 1450 | Continue reading
The musician learned about the alleged theft when the drafts started appearing at auctions in 2012 | Continue reading
Researchers say an evolutionary "singularity" led to several small, quick changes in snake species, from legless bodies and flexible skulls to chemical-sensing abilities | Continue reading
The unprecedented marine heat between 2013 and 2016 in the North Pacific likely drove the whales' 20 percent decline, a trend revealed by citizen science observations | Continue reading
Researchers examined the remnants of a 13th-century fishing site to get a picture of how the marine ecosystem has changed | Continue reading
In 1990, scholars found a Sierra Leonean woman who remembered a nearly identical version of a tune passed down by a Georgia woman’s enslaved ancestors | Continue reading
Actor Anthony Daniels wore the golden helmet while playing the iconic droid in 'Return of the Jedi' | Continue reading
Adult male Brazilian flea toads are just over 7 millimeters long on average, and females measure about 8.15 millimeters | Continue reading
The leftovers shed new light on the dietary habits of residents of a village in Germany | Continue reading
“Kangaroo Time” took home the competition’s overall prize, while interpretive dances on early life adversity, circadian rhythms and streambank erosion were also honored | Continue reading
Margaret Atwood, R.L. Stine and John Grisham are among the writers who collaborated on "Fourteen Days," which follows a group of New Yorkers who gather on a Manhattan rooftop to swap stories beginning in March 2020 | Continue reading
With origins in Europe, the assisted climbing routes are springing up at luxury resorts and on private land this side of the Atlantic | Continue reading
Instead of forming a crater, the agency's intentional DART crash redistributed massive amounts of the asteroid and shot large quantities of rock into space | Continue reading
The excavations led to the discovery of a previously unknown ancient Roman settlement in England | Continue reading
Transparent and just half an inch long, male Danionella cerebrum can make noises of more than 140 decibels | Continue reading