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Carbon dating of a bear bone covered in cut marks pushes human habitation of Ireland back into the Paleolithic Era
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Woihanble.com could help preserve a threatened language
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Quentin Blake’s handwriting has elements of spontaneity and joy
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These naturalists didn’t know one another—but that didn’t keep them from discovering two new magnolias together
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This is the closest a comet has come in 246 years
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In 1957, the first lady spun records for a cause
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Finds by amateur history sleuths shed light on the time when Anglo-Saxons clashed with Vikings
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Tropical diseases and coal tar have a lot to do with brightly-colored clothing
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White storks in Portugal and Spain are forgoing thier annual migration to Africa to pig out in landfills
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A new set of studies paints Pluto as a weirder planet than scientists once thought
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Genetic analysis shows multiple periods of inbreeding—trysts that may have given ancient humans the genetic tools they needed to survive
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At long last, there are options for non-white dancers
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It’s hard to topple a 66-foot statue—or contend with the symbols of Ukraine’s communist past
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Joke detectives are using the British Library to uncover what made Victorians chuckle
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With one chick hatched, there’s another still to come
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Intricate designs drawn from Islamic art could help make materials that stretch in new ways
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But the orcas currently living in its parks will remain there for the rest of their lives
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Scans in the boy-king's tomb reveal there may be two rooms beyond its walls that contain metal and organic objects
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The impish mascot has had a long, colorful life
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The Tanana Arctic could be a rare butterfly hybrid—and it’s the first such find in nearly 30 years
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