Adding fungus might be one way to endow concrete with the ability to repair any damage, without the need for human intervention
FDR contracted polio at the age of 39, which left his legs partially paralyzed. Fearing this would impact his bid for presidency, he came to an agreement
More than five decades ago, America won this huge battle, but lost the war
Long ignored by U.S. travelers, this French island is finally enjoying its moment in the sun
A new exhibition picks apart the cultural mythologies surrounding the first “Americans”
Soldiers and their families, sometimes barely literate, wrote to assuage fear and convey love
Most IV saline bags used in U.S. hospitals are made in Puerto Rico. Hurricane Maria has shown how troubling it can be to rely on one producer
Researchers find that at just 18 months, infants can have cellular damage related to stress
An engineered strain of <em>E. coli</em> bacteria can produce a precursor to synthetic indigo using fewer nasty chemicals than traditional methods
What's going on inside one of the Philippines' most active volcanoes?
What happens to old Olympics facilities after the medals have all been awarded?
Father Stephen McGraw has just witnessed Flight 77 crash into the west wall of the Pentagon
The days ahead may be uncertain, but for the time being, the show goes on
In his forthcoming book, photographer Chuck Hemard delves deep into what remains of the longleaf pine forests of his youth
Tracking public sentiment toward vaccines could allow public health officials to identify and target areas of heightened disease risk
The WWII “battle” was an example of what happens when the threat of attack feels all too real
But don’t worry, men aren’t going anywhere
Sometimes a work of art is characterized by a string of failures, but nonetheless ends up being a gorgeous freak accident of nature
WWII had come to a close, and the U.S. was the first to seize a new class of giant Japanese submarines. The next step was to analyze them quickly
The show's rollicking one-liners and bawdy routines paved the way for "Saturday Night Live" and other cutting-edge television satire
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