For Emma Amos, an African-American artist working in the 1970s, the personal was often political
A newly coupled lion and lioness head to the relative solitude of the higher grounds in their new kingdom of Rwanda
Uncovering a World War I veteran's story provided a genealogist and pharmacologist with some clues
Hike through Norway’s future library, currently in the form of baby trees
The island could benefit from on-site solar and battery backup, but the strategy isn't a cure-all for its energy woes
At 14,000 tons and 2.5 times the height of the Statue of Liberty, the Piper Alpha oil rig was one of the largest in the world
The director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture reflects on what it took to make a dream reality
A new project from Northeastern University traces the journeys of 80 women who attempted to escape Europe and find new lives in America during World War II
Pinpointing the birds’ noisemakers could help researchers better understand why urban avians make so much dang noise
A team of biomedical engineers has won this year's Dyson Award for "the sKan," which detects the thermal changes associated with melanoma
The authoritarian government led by Marshal Pétain participated in Jewish expulsions and turned France into a quasi-police state
How a preacher with no scientific training ended up writing the first feminist critique of <em>Origins</em>
The method has an advantage over traditional phototherapy in that it allows babies to receive treatment in the comfort of their parents' arms
They might be earmarked as future kings of the jungle, but young male lions are lazy and lack survival skills. Their only hope is to attract a female
One of many highlights in a new exhibition at the National Museum of African Art
As neighborhoods, restaurants and museums become more photogenic, are we experiencing an "Instagramization" of the world?
On March 7, 2007, Garuda Flight 200 was preparing to land. An Air Force security officer on board immediately sensed a problem
The toilet kit, from a Japanese design studio, is part of wave of interest in design fixes for the problems created by disasters
Spies used it as a secret weapon. A president tumbled from it. Hitler wanted it destroyed. Just what made this train so intriguing?
The new research by two physicists adds to astronomical knowledge—and overturns previous Biblical interpretations
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