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A group of criminal justice reformers find 700 more lynchings in the segregated South than previously recorded
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An archivist in England stumbled upon a 715-year-old edition of the charter credited for initiating a new framework of governance
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The famed ratio, which shows up in art, architecture and nature, can also be found in space
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Our ability to eat bitter plants help distinguish us from our ancestors and chimpanzees today
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Data gathered by the European Space Agency’s Planck telescope indicates that the universe was dark for about 550 million years after the big bang
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The social network’s worldwide reach is leading to some serious confusion
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A Gauguin painting broke the price record this week, selling for nearly $300 million
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Humans aren’t the only primates capable of learning new “words” for the same object
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The loan of over 10,000 documents from the Civil Rights icon’s personal life reveals her complexity and inner struggles—as well as one solid pancake recipe
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The ground-dwelling chicks are pestered by invasive ants spraying acid
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Women didn’t take their preventative medications, even those proven to work, for fear of side effects
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A small study showed impressive categorizing abilities in three pigeons
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“Hawaii 2” started as a joke, turned into an island owned by the card game and licensed to its players
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Some Buddhists claim this well-preserved monk is in a deep meditative state
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The emergence of agricultural practices initiated major changes to the jaw structure of ancient humans, leading to dental problems we still experience
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It's the third year of a crisis that's confusing scientists
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Research finds that living in low-gravity conditions can take a toll that goes far beyond an aversion to dehydrated foods
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High-speed cameras show how leaf flexibility influences raindrop dispersal into the air — along with pathogens picked up from infected plants
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