After the Napoleonic Wars caused a shortage of British Oak, frigate builders looked all over the empire for an alternative. They found one in India
Harvard scientists develop a printing technique that could impact a slew of industries, from biopharmaceuticals to food and cosmetics
The Smithsonian's elegant Haliphat of Palmyra and the blue-eyed Miriam from Yemen raise awareness of the illegal trade in and destruction of antiquities
The RangerBot is a new line of defense against coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish
The USS Silversides is patrolling the Pacific during WWII when it finds itself in a terrifying situation: one of its torpedoes has jammed
A new approach, which involves an implantable device delivering neurotransmitters to the brain, proves effective in mice
Bombing ground targets from the air is tricky and not always accurate. But a new type of bomb creates an unimaginable level of destruction
Most research has focused on studying two parents and two autistic children, but new research calls for learning more about siblings who don't have autism
Resembling an iceberg and formed millions of years ago, Muntanya de Sal is one of the world's only salt mountains
Biomedical engineers have developed a wall-mounted scanner that can detect microbes that cause foodborne illness
The British Navy knew it couldn't completely disguise a ship to protect it from attack during WWI. So they turned to 'Dazzle Painting'
Though they are tiny, the lenses add up--and might be infiltrating the environment
Director Chris Weitz explores the 1960 hunt for Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in the new feature film
A British design firm has used a half-forgotten World War II technique to create ice pops that don't melt as fast as the ordinary ones
The influential playwright defined American comedy for a generation of television, theater and movie audiences
Male pipefish, which take on the burden of carrying eggs to term, can compromise their own pregnancies if they see a “huge, sexy female” swimming by
Three destinations in northeastern Spain offer a unique glimpse into the life of the famous surrealist
Stressed out teen birds have enough to deal with—noise seems to be one factor that could seal their fate
In 2011, declassified CIA documents shed light on a covert government program dating back to WWII
New research suggests a colony’s queen stimulates babysitters by transferring a type of estrogen through her feces
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