It's 1975, and a small Vietnamese civilian aircraft is desperate to land on the flight deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier
The probe, which launches Sunday, will attempt to solve enduring mysteries about the sun
This rare variety of corn has evolved a way to make its own nitrogen, which could revolutionize farming
The U.S. developed the world's first nuclear submarine in 1954 - and the USSR felt pressured to respond
No longer thought of as "living fossils," ancient sharks sported a crazy amount of variety
Darwin delighted zoo patrons for 21 years with his clever antics and charisma
The same LIDAR technology that lets driverless cars "see" their surroundings can be used to spot changes in a landscape indicative of grave sites
What can terrestrial travelers learn from people who have been to space?
It’s time for Mary Golda Ross to be remembered as an aerospace pioneer
Volcanic eruptions change the natural world in dramatic ways
As Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles slips away, the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe plans community renewal and a museum for their new home
Overshadowed by more famous contemporaries, the visionary behind “The Wonder Show of the Universe” left a far-reaching legacy
Henny Sundø is a pivotal figure in the history of WWII Danish resistance. In 1943, aged just 19, she risked it all to make a daring journey in her boat
It all started in Hawaiʻi on Oahu's North Shore, where plantation managers and Mormon elders nurtured future generations of football stars
An appreciation for the cognoscenti of motorcycles
In 1939, America's military was far from the powerful force it is today, with just 600,000 servicemen
Zebra finches flex their singing muscles while snoozing, as if they're lip-syncing in their sleep—and scientists want to know why
For the U.S., the Battle of Midway wasn't just a turning point in the Pacific, it was also a brilliant naval gamble that paid off in spectacular fashion
The comic's first woman artist mines her own girlhood experience to make the eternally 8-year-old, cookie-loving grouch even funnier
This endangered species, native to Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan, is slowly being revitalized with the help of conservation scientists around the world.
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