While Thornton’s new Public Safety Facility, the crew happened upon a rare find
One of 42 Ming-era graves unearthed in Fuzhou is believed to belong to Tang Xianzu, who penned 'The Peony Pavilion'
A new analysis of hundreds of ancient skulls shows how often violent trauma affected the poor and the rich
The Big Tree has survived at least 40 hurricanes
A new study suggests shearwaters follow their nose home
The original vacuum cleaner required a number of improvements before becoming the household staple it is today
Impatient readers can quench their thirst with the awkward, yet fascinating, prose of a neural network trained on George R.R. Martin
The groundbreaking mathematician and computer scientist who spent 2 years at Princeton wrote that he 'detests America' in newly found documents
‘The Last Man’ was derided in its time for being too grim, but today it would fit in with a growing genre of dystopian fiction
Fifty years ago today, Thurgood Marshall became a Supreme Court justice. He kept telling the story of the Groveland Four
The Library of Congress has uploaded 12,000 items relating to the 'ten-dollar Founding Father without a father'
The National Museum of African American History and Culture explores the long legacy of women who shaped the feminist sociological theory
If you can't make it to D.C., you can still catch the action (smell free) via live stream
The Galveston Arts Center sustained heavy losses when Hurricane Ike hit Texas in 2008. This time around, staff members were ready
Beheaded in 1782, Anna Göldi fell victim to a system that prized the views of powerful men over justice
The stinging insects are floating around Texas floodwaters in giant mats
Between 1849 and 1874, more than 100,000 workers traveled from China to Peru, where they faced discrimination and abuse
Nobody really knows exactly where this dish came from, but it's not China
150 people were treated for stinging eyes, irritated throats and vomiting
New footage is helping researchers untangle the meaning behind these tuxedo-clad birds' calls
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