British officers and crew members set out in search of the Northwest Passage on HMS "Erebus" and HMS "Terror." None returned ...

From childhood cartoons to thoughtful self-portraits, the acclaimed Southern writer was always a keen observer of her ...

Issued by Edward I in 1300, this version of the historic text is one of only seven known surviving copies. It's been hiding ...

Observations of Coiba's tool-using immature capuchin monkeys show them carrying abducted infant howler monkeys. What is the ...

Scientists on Panama's Jicarón Island were mystified by photos and videos of young male capuchins carrying howler monkeys on their backs for days at a time ...

Created in 1983, the five-minute episode introduced the signature elements of "Thomas & Friends," including Ringo Starr's ...

Tourism is surging in many places around the world—swarmed national parks, throngs of visitors amassing in churches and ...

A number of well-known factors, including exposure to UV radiation, genetics and aging, can lead to cataracts, a condition ...

Mount Vesuvius' eruption preserved the Herculaneum scrolls beneath a blanket of ash. Two millennia later, X-ray scans show ...

At a site known as Natural Trap Cave, a team of scientists are rappelling down to uncover the secrets of what the Earth was ...

A researcher simulated the Athenian temple’s lighting conditions at different times of the day, discovering that its interior ...

Scientists directed NASA’s Perseverance rover to take an image of the Martian sky after a solar storm in hopes that an aurora ...