A hike to the “top of Texas,” the world’s most famous fossil reef, leads to a new sense of the sublime
London's mayor talks about his new Churchill biography, 50 years after the British Bulldog's death
Saying exactly what Churchill said isn’t easy—or cheap
Biographer Taylor Branch makes a timely argument about civil right leader’s true legacy
One hundred and fifty years later, historians are discovering some of the earliest known cases of post-traumatic stress disorder
Through OpenWorm, scientists are hoping to allow anyone with a computer to unlock the secrets of animal behavior
Evidence that the universe is made of strings has been elusive for 30 years, but the theory's mathematical insights continue to have an alluring pull
A Smithsonian curator is asked to select just one artifact
Scientists can use holiday lights during Christmas and Rammadan as a proxy for overall energy use in urban areas
We spoke with hops and malts expert William Bostwick about the right quaffs to drink while the weather is cold
The seas served up some compelling headlines this year, from celebrity fashion to solving the mystery of the melting starfish
The winners of the 2014 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition capture a rat brain, the mouthparts of a vampire moth and other small wonders
Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory recently flew a model plane using a liquid hydrocarbon fuel they sourced from the ocean
Diamond computers and subsurface life are just some of the topics being investigated by scientists in the Deep Carbon Observatory network
From casting to its premiere, how Southerners viewed the film made all the difference
This Selmer Mark VI tenor saxophone was one of three instruments that John Coltrane played to reinvent himself—and Jazz music
A period of intense warming 55 million years ago is an even better case study for modern climate change than previously suspected
Long periods without sunshine can play a role in a surprising variety of physical and mental disorders
Trains have always been a part of holiday celebrations—so why not hop aboard this season? Here are six seasonally appropriate rides to consider
A new polymer with a lattice of embedded sensors is sensitive to heat, humidity and pressure
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