A resident of Bellevue, Washington, attempted to donate the historic artifact to a museum, which alerted authorities | Continue reading
The instrument has been playing composer John Cage's "ASLSP" since 2001—and it's scheduled to conclude in 2640 | Continue reading
This marks the third eruption since December in a region that, prior to 2021, hadn't seen volcanic activity for centuries | Continue reading
Detectives have arrested two suspects involved in the dramatic heist at a New York City gallery | Continue reading
The "active predators" prowled the oceans more than 325 million years ago, before the time of Pangea | Continue reading
Researchers suggest a global ocean lies 15 miles beneath the surface of Saturn's "Death Star" moon, Mimas—a shocking discovery that could redefine what a habitable world looks like | Continue reading
The advance may help users feel a greater sense of human connection through touch | Continue reading
Breathtaking hikes, yurt stays and opportunities for cultural immersion are attracting trekkers from around the world | Continue reading
The only mythical creature in the Chinese zodiac, the dragon has long been associated with prosperity and imperial power | Continue reading
Celebrate the cherished American sport before the big game | Continue reading
Some areas received as much as 13 to 15 inches of rain over a five-day period as storms felled trees, destroyed homes and killed nine people | Continue reading
Tavares Strachan's "The First Supper" took four years to sculpt and is now on display at an exhibition in London | Continue reading
The wooden bed was likely dismantled IKEA-style before being buried alongside a high-status individual | Continue reading
Though the world has not officially breached the Paris Agreement, the historic heat on land and at sea is a "significant milestone" | Continue reading
The street art brought new attention to a $1 billion project that's been stalled since 2019 | Continue reading
The moon will appear to completely block the sun's light across parts of Mexico, the United States and Canada on April 8—here's how to make the most of this rare celestial phenomenon | Continue reading
Two hundred years after it was first named, scientists are just beginning to reveal the secrets of Megalosaurus | Continue reading
Researchers are wondering whether a newly discovered villa in southern Italy could be linked to the celebrated scholar | Continue reading
A few weeks after the president delivered the Gettysburg Address, he called on Congress to welcome immigrants as a "source of national wealth and strength" | Continue reading
Museum officials traveled to the city of Kumasi to return the objects on the 150th anniversary of their seizure | Continue reading
New research draws a link between unequal exposure to police violence and lack of sleep for Black adults | Continue reading
The stunning views show lava flows and volcanic plumes, as scientists seek to learn what causes such volatile conditions on the moon of Jupiter | Continue reading
Photographer Rita Nannini traveled across 665 miles of track and snapped some 8,000 images | Continue reading
The chewy rice balls ooze with indulgent filling and layers of symbolism | Continue reading
An archaeologist thinks the small, carved holes were used by herders for games of mancala up to 5,000 years ago | Continue reading
Analysis of the sea creatures’ skeletal chemistry suggests the world’s temperatures have increased by 1.7 degrees Celsius since pre-industrial times | Continue reading
Before Theodore Roosevelt Island was transformed into a tribute to the nation's "conservation president," a prominent Virginia family relied on enslaved laborers to build and tend to its summer home there | Continue reading
Nicknamed the "Bellaghy Boy," he was likely between 13 and 17 when he died around 500 B.C.E. | Continue reading
Global warming is leading to more intense storms well above the threshold for Category 5 hurricanes, scientists write in a new paper | Continue reading
Construction crews stumbled upon the weapon while dredging the Vistula River in Włocławek | Continue reading
Notoriously aggressive, common clownfish may be using basic mathematics to determine if another fish is a friend or foe | Continue reading
Though the risk to astronauts is low, the shaking could cause landslides and impact potential long-term settlements at the lunar south pole | Continue reading
The trio used artificial intelligence to decode sections of the text, which appear to be a philosophical exploration of pleasure | Continue reading
Paleontologists are working hard to understand oceanic remains buried high in the Andes | Continue reading
Free sessions hosted by the National Museum of African American History and Culture offer visitors advice on researching their genealogy | Continue reading
Now open in Detroit, "Regeneration: Black Cinema, 1898–1971" showcases nearly 200 rare props, posters, photographs and more | Continue reading
The painter, renowned for his atmospheric landscapes, created the sketch of Hampton Court Castle in England when he was about 21 | Continue reading
The newly discovered specimen looks like something from the imagination of Dr. Seuss, and it sheds light on a little-understood era of prehistory | Continue reading
Officials have announced plans to rebuild the granite blocks they say once covered the Pyramid of Menkaure | Continue reading
Four in five people with an autoimmune disease are women. New research points to an RNA molecule involved in silencing one of their X chromosomes as a potential culprit | Continue reading
Climate change is expected to affect all parts of the country in the coming decades, threatening everything from our food supply to our coastlines | Continue reading
A new book chronicles the 16-plus battles that took place in the Greek pass between the ancient era and World War II | Continue reading
To test their hypothesis that the perforated object was a tool, researchers used a replica to create a 16-foot-long rope from cattail reeds | Continue reading
Found in Oxfordshire, the "smithy" was active at the beginning of a transformative era in Britain | Continue reading
A London exhibition explores how cute became such a powerful—and sometimes dangerous—cultural force | Continue reading
A new study of more than 500,000 dogs in the United Kingdom adds more nuance to our understanding of their life expectancy based on breed, size, face shape and other factors | Continue reading
Donations poured in to help replace the bronze statue, which a youth baseball nonprofit unveiled in 2021 | Continue reading
Archaeologists identified bone fragments of prehistoric modern humans in Germany, suggesting several millennia of coexistence with Neanderthals before the species disappeared | Continue reading