A rare cache of aquatic animal remains suggests that like early humans, Neanderthals were exploiting marine resources

After 62 years underwater, the USS "Stickleback"—the casualty of an accidental friendly collision—has finally been found

Despite the name, moon won’t have a rosy hue. The name alludes to flowers that bloom in April

Hundreds of museums are participating in an online attempt to spread joy as COVID-19 keeps their galleries empty

The Getty Museum hopes its social media challenge will spark inspiration amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Storms reveal, then hide, the ship's sand-covered remains every decade or so

Hailing from all over Australia, the spiders were identified by a scientist who used to fear them

Over his five-decade-plus career, the "Strega Nona" author contributed to more than 270 books

New calculations show that the ring of light surrounding a black hole is actually made up of infinite subrings that can’t be seen with current technology

Angry historians say the stretch of concrete was one of the largest remaining sections of the inner wall

Geoscientists noticed the normal rumbles of human activity picked up by their instruments have died down as much of the world ground to a halt

Audible's new service is aimed at school-age children participating in distance learning but features selections likely to appeal to all

The CDC recommends wearing a fabric mask in public where social distancing is difficult, like at the grocery store

The classically trained actor is reading a sonnet a day on Instagram

Researchers found that almost half of the mountain lions they tested showed signs of plague infection

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

Starved of resources, these hardy bacteria still eke out a living, suggesting life forms could survive in the harsh habitats on other planets

The show ran for just five days before the London museum closed due to COVID-19

Called "Social Distancing, Haiku and You," Alan Nakagawa's project will result in a sound collage that interweaves a multitude of voices

Researchers shared a video of this massive siphonophore, one of the longest of its kind ever recorded

With many zoos and aquariums closed to the public, keepers let animals roam empty hallways to meet their neighbors

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

Pompeii Archaeological Park Director Massimo Osanna narrates stunning drone footage of preserved daily life in the ancient city

New research indicates that Iron Age Britons venerated brown hares and chickens long before modern Easter celebrations

Sourdough librarian Karl De Smedt has traveled the world to gather more than 120 jars of starters

This eruption is the longest since 2018 when the volcano caused a deadly tsunami

These dairy products are no longer edible, but they're still valuable to researchers

An online exhibition from the National WWI Museum and Memorial features recipes detailed in 1918 cookbook

Doctors and nurses are attaching smiling photos of themselves to the outside of their protective gear to maintain connections with patients

Buyers can ask for a mix of their favorite genre or seek booksellers’ recommendations

These cliques wear pink every day of the week

The creator behind the reptilian repertoire hopes many more pet museums are in the works

The project hasn’t yet been greenlit, but a proposal just got major funding to explore the potential for the lunar observatory

The sites include the 5,000-year-old tomb of Meresankh III, the Red Monastery and the Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Barquq

A newly identified trio of chemicals may help the primates find a mate

Closed due to COVID-19, the Museum Hotel Antakya looks forward to welcoming guests with its blend of luxury and history once restrictions are lifted

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

Researchers tracked changes in the crocodilian creatures’ inner ears to learn how they moved into the sea

The 20th-century architect defined a uniquely American style that used nature-inspired motifs and horizontal lines

After missing years of shears, the voluminous creature had ballooned to about five times the size of a typical sheep

The ancient throwing stick may have been used by Neanderthals or an even earlier hominin

Beaches in Florida and Thailand have tentatively reported increases in nests, due to decreased human presence. But the trend won’t necessarily persist

The controversial series stems from the museum's desire to reach a younger generation by telling history in new ways

In the days before his death, the New York man spoke often of his lost twin and the lessons humanity seemed not to have learned

Perhaps the fictional Hogwarts founder would have appreciated the honor

A citizen science project aims to chart the microbial diversity present in starters all over the world

The story behind the image, and its removal, led to mixed reactions from the public, including native communities

A rare bloom of microscopic organisms capable of making their own blue light has transformed several of the state’s beaches

New study extends previous results limited to just two islands to 188 species of lizard across Caribbean as well as Central and South America

Rumored to withstand the weight of a full grown man, their spines have now been studied in unprecedented detail