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Researchers are making digital reconstructions of the 7,000-year-old bodies, which face rapid deterioration from microbes
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On this day in 2011, Samoa switched sides of the international date line for the second time, losing December 30 in the process. Here's why
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Though bugs make up a large amount of biomass, little was known about their migrating habits, until now
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The library is looking for help protecting its tapes
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Inspired by a Latin American tradition, Good Riddance Day is one way to say goodbye to this year’s bad memories
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The record-breaking bust shines a spotlight on the plight of the pangolin
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The city’s four newest subway stations are covered in colorful mosaics
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The public was also fascinated by the fact it was possible to take pictures of somebody’s insides
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Her observations confirmed the theory of dark matter, and her activism helped open science to more women
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Hunting, habitat loss and the pet trade have reduced the fastest land animal to roughly 7,100 individuals
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Stanford scientists have digitally created the building’s unique sound, taking listeners back to the Middle Ages
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A machine learning algorithm helped decode the squeaks Egyptian fruit bats make in their roost, revealing that they "speak" to one another as individuals
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The NPS has proposed a plan to boost the wolf population on the island where currently only two inbred canines remain
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The tradition of the National Menorah was begun under President Jimmy Carter in 1979
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The 3,800-year-old stone platform was used to cultivate wapato—wild water potatoes—a staple crop for many North American peoples
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Wilson Bentley became the first person to photograph a single snowflake in 1885
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Responsible for Europe's largest eruption, the volcano is showing signs of another pending explosion
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In five years, France hopes the panels will supply power to 5 million people
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There’s more to apples than the supermarket selection may suggest
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Christmas ghost stories are a tradition going back much farther than "A Christmas Carol"
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