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The hunt for the true story behind Melville's hyphen is as mysterious as the famous white whale
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Catch them before they're gone -- these tunnels and caverns may soon melt away
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Teens snuck jazz and rock into the U.S.S.R. on records made of old x-rays
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Ships’ pets included dogs, cats and some other animals that were more unusual
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It will take 1,300 readers four days and 60 hours to read the book out loud
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Included as exfoliators in many common soaps and cosmetics, microbeads now pollute waterways worldwide
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Laser and hand cut papers arranged in layers evoke the patterns of microbes, moss, cells and more
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Animals prowled across St. Peter's Basilica in a move to connect Earth's beauty with the dangers of climate change
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Some art experts, however, are skeptical
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Albany, Lexington, Boston and Tallahassee are all promoting the giving spirit
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These images are "the best close-ups of Pluto that humans may see for decades," according to NASA
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Bibi and another unidentified lion killed by the poison were part of a pride that filmmakers followed for years
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A news study capture images of what dolphins 'see' underwater
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Admit it. You're among their ranks.
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New research suggests the monument was first built in Wales then dragged 180 miles to its current location
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The five-year wait is over (almost)
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The sunken treasure on the Spanish galleon San Jose could be worth up to $17 billion
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Rival scientists quickly challenge recently published research about water bears' mysterious genomes
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The science behind Dr. Seuss
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