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Daniel Defoe honed his pen on political writing before he came to the novel
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Gunpowder, fertilizer, soap, candles and flour were all important to Americans
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The rum ration existed until 1970
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The heirs to the Paul Klee masterpiece, which was seized 80 years ago as "degenerate art," have finally reached a settlement with the city of Munich
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According to computer simulations, large galaxies may grow by sucking in matter smaller star clusters expel
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The dig hopes to find conclusive evidence that Kalkriese is the site of the Battle of Teutoburg Forest
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Humans have been amazed for millennia by these atmospheric events
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Billy Wilkerson's complicated legacy has only been recently discussed by the magazine he founded
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These segregated regiments offered black soldiers a chance to fight for their rights
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In a world first, scientists engineered the flowers to take on an azure hue
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They may be tiny, but don't let their stubby stature fool you
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The first “Hurricane Hunter” flight was a bet, but today they’re an essential part of risk management
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The United States is the one of the world's only holdouts at this point, but it could have been the first country outside of France to adopt the system
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More than 1,150 objects make up the exhibition, which will travel to 14 cities in Europe and North America
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The study is a striking reminder of how much science has to learn about these little wrigglers
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The inscriptions offer detailed information about the Shang Dynasty, but researchers need help to read them
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Three paintings on loan from the Louvre are among the destroyed works
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The British Museum's model lets users get a close-up view of the precious relic
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Animals have served as companions and ambassadors for presidents dating back to George Washington
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