Matilda McCrear was just 2 when she was captured and brought to Alabama on the "Clotilda"

New research details the first forensic investigation of the Sylt concentration camp, located on the Channel Island of Alderney, since the end of WWII

The new wound further diminishes Earth’s protective shield against damaging solar radiation

The bright blue pigment that adorns the Bust of Nefertiti’s crown can now be used to study molecular biology

Traces of lead pollution frozen in a glacier confirm that British lead production waned just before the death of Thomas Becket

A treasure trove of new fossils unearthed in Australia reveals some raunchily-positioned bugs

Researchers lifted the ancient Egyptian mummy out of her coffin for the first time in 100 years and, to their surprise, uncovered the ancient artworks

Nuclear bomb tests caused a spike in a radioactive form of carbon that accumulated in living things

In the wild, only about one in 20 caterpillars grows up to be a butterfly

'The break in the scientific record is probably unprecedented,' one ecologist says

The computer program can identify canine versus human feces based on DNA sequences in samples

The purplish-blue pigment, derived from a Portuguese fruit, fell out of use by the 19th century

The Archaeological Institute of America launched its Build Your Own Monument challenge early to inspire families quarantining at home

The 1888 historical account is likely the first ever confirmed case of a human being struck dead by an interstellar interloper

The find could help pin down when the South Pole turned icy

The 18th-century Edinburgh factory once produced a million bottles a week

By building a new broch, the project aims to better understand how and why the original structures were constructed

Nearly 2,000 years ago, women who rode horseback and practiced archery may have roamed the steppes of Mongolia

New scans revealed the figure's now-faded eyelashes and green backdrop, but her identity remains a mystery

The Catholic Church's actions during World War II have long been a matter of historical debate

The ancient Egyptian girl was only 15 or 16 years old when she died

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Set of American Flamingos at Rio Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in Mexico, march in a synchronized formation whilst trying to find some food

A Crabeater Seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) swimming by an iceberg in Antarctica on a snowy day.

A century ago, Susan Pringle Frost tirelessly campaigned to save these South Carolina buildings from destruction

See how researchers at Smithsonian's National Zoo are trying to glean insight into elephant foraging behavior and more.

The following is a guest post by Katherine Blood, Curator of Fine Prints, Prints & Photographs Division. As the Library of Congress marks its 220th year of serving the nation, the publication of a new guide tells two stories: how staff have for decades worked with art professionals to build the collections and how by […]

From gas stations to public libraries, these celebrity architect-designed buildings are worth a road trip

The Wisconsin-born architect's buildings helped turn the city he once called an 'inglorious mantrap' into the center of the world

With a discovery that could rewrite the immunology textbooks, an international group of scientists, including the teams of Bart Lambrecht, Martin Guilliams, Hamida Hammad, and Charlotte Scott (all from the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research) identified a new type of antigen-presenting immune cell.

They're not necessarily treating sick patients in hospitals, but a number of Manitoba-based scientists are working long hours and facing incredible pressure to battle the novel coronavirus from their labs and research facilities.

Former Gov. Rick Snyder says news coverage about search warrants being used to get his state-issued cellphone and computer from government storage in the Flint water investigation is "very sloppy and misleading."

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