The adorable arachnids use specialized scales to break light into its component colors to produce some of nature's tiniest rainbows
Phyllis Wheatley was a prodigy, but her ultimate fate reflects the gross racial disparities of 1700s America
The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie, Illinois, opened the new Survivor Stories Experience this fall
A new analysis shows the extent of ancient bird-like dino's fluff
Completed in 1848, the quarter-mile-long panorama deteriorated after it toured the country on wagons and trains
Lincoln started the process of making it a federal holiday in 1863, crystallizing something that had been around since the days of the Pilgrims
Rick Prelinger seeks to capture ephemeral portraits of city life
Their message is far more profound in retrospect than it was at the time
'Where's Waldo' was first published on this day in 1987
After 25 years and millions of dollars, the coast-to-coast hiking, biking and paddling trail has an official route
While Thornton’s new Public Safety Facility, the crew happened upon a rare find
The inventor of television’s career presages many of the good and bad things about Silicon Valley
Among the suggestions thus far are “Tofu” and “Daenerys”
Battered, but not broken, Fritz Koenig's "Sphere" is being reinstalled near its original location at Ground Zero
There are several options, including recycling, upcycling and donating them to children in the path of the next eclipse
It is the longest time that Big Ben has been paused during its 157-year history
All you need to reach the Vanuatu Post is a deep breath and a waterproof postcard
It's the first time the younger generations have beat out Baby Boomers, Silent Generation voters and Greatest Generation voters
Thoreau's essay became a cornerstone of 20th-century protest
Camping and cookie sales are just the tip of the iceberg for modern scouts
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