Adeline Gray was just 24, but she was already an experienced parachutist and a trained pilot
The reclusive singer-songwriter muses on literature and music in characteristic style
After performing emergency surgery on Puntung, experts realized that the abscess was caused by cancer
As retreating ice relieved seafloor pressures, trapped methane burst through to the water column, study says
Centuries of grime have been removed from two chambers of the Domitilia catacombs, exposing images of fourth-century Rome
Pedro was an experiment in reproducing speech electronically, but took on a kind of life of its own
The red stuff that Americans eat on their French Fries doesn't look much like the 'kôechiap' it's based on
Hint: We're not number one, but we're close
The tale of Beren and Lúthien was first conceived in 1917, after an encounter between Tolkien and his wife Edith
It's a blatant—if somewhat brilliant—press play
Ice cores suggest that humans have been polluting the air with lead for at least 2,000 years
It's your chance to get up-close and personal with the philosopher-poet’s possessions
While excavating a highway in Lincolnshire UK, archaeologists found thousands of artifacts, including tiles with dog, cat and deer prints
The song was written for a British king’s coronation and its name is a Shakespeare reference. What gives?
The groundbreaking "Maine law" laid the groundwork for other states to experiment with temperance laws
Before the technology to reliably freeze water existed, the first rinks used pig fat and salts
The plant will collect 900 tons of carbon a year, piping it into a nearby greenhouse to boost vegetable growth
As countries grow richer, light pollution gets worse–but some are fighting to change that
French researchers are looking at the construction, composition and origin of artifacts found with the 2,500-year-old skeleton
Areas in Tibet, Argentina and West Africa are likely to receive international protection for their rare plants, animals and natural beauty
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