The ‘greatest pandemic in history’ was 100 years ago – but many of us still get the basic facts wrong

The National Cherry Blossom Festival has moved online due to the novel coronavirus pandemic

Pizza and pasta are pretty obviously out, but what are the other no-nos?

In 2011, declassified CIA documents shed light on a covert government program dating back to WWII

Bombing ground targets from the air is tricky and not always accurate. But a new type of bomb creates an unimaginable level of destruction

The USS Silversides is patrolling the Pacific during WWII when it finds itself in a terrifying situation: one of its torpedoes has jammed

The 15th-century edition of Hafez's "Divan" will be sold at Sotheby's next month

Built nearly 4,700 years ago as a tomb for the pharaoh Djoser, the structure underwent more than a decade of on-and-off restorations

The Spanish Surrealist painted a series of 100 watercolors inspired by Dante's "Divine Comedy"

A collection of 14 restored wooden statues, including a two-ton William IV, will be shown at the Box Museum in England

Their coloration is unusual. Their fate, sadly, is not

Similarities between lunar samples and Earth's makeup were throwing off a leading theory of the moon's origin

Winds on WASP-76b blow gaseous iron into cooler regions, where it condenses and falls to the planet’s surface as liquid

Perhaps it was not just a massive slice that made Pizza Rat a true New Yorker

At 5,000 years old, the weapon predates the era when humans first started using tin to make bronze

It’s not quite a meat dress, but Kaikaia gaga does boast some impressive horn-like appendages

But will that keep susceptible populations safe?

The puzzling glyph, which bears some resemblance to the "squatting man" motif, suggests that insects have long held a place in human lore

Museums are closing their doors amid the coronavirus crisis, but many offer digital exhibitions visitors can browse from the comfort of home

Caernarfon, where the discovery was made, was key to Edward I's conquest of the Welsh

Remarkable fossil hints at the traits birds evolved just before an asteroid wiped their nonavian dinosaur kin

But the scientists still aren’t sure what the birds are saying

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"We thought it was a good idea to get a comprehensive record of the site while we could in case the water levels rise," says one official

The extent of the toy’s durability came as a 'surprise' to researchers behind a new study

The suspects were found drunk and hiding under a tarpaulin, reportedly in possession of small stones from the fire-ravaged cathedral

A new theory suggests the hot, harsh planet’s interior could have contained volatiles like water