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

Blending marshmallows with scientific rigor, the contest offers levity during a difficult time

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

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

Blossoms contort and twist back into optimal pollination position after getting bumped and battered

The "lost" apples will help restore genetic, culinary diversity to a crop North America once produced in astonishing variety

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

'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

"Occupy White Walls" allows players to design their own art galleries—and explore others' out-of-the-box creations

Research suggests bronze blades, thought by some to be too fragile for combat, were deadly weapons across ancient Europe

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

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The Rubin Museum of Art and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art offer an array of relaxing experiences

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

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

Scientists discover neurotoxin-producing bacteria living on the skin of rough-skinned newts

Fears around the pandemic are causing sleep patterns to change and strange dreams to linger in people’s memories

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

Canine-equid pairs can mimic each other’s facial expressions during play, which has never been seen between animals of different species

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

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

The researchers gathered data from 166 surveys of insect abundance around the world, mostly conducted since the 1980s

The city's residents sorted waste materials for reuse in future projects, according to new research

Earth’s sister planet spins slowly, but its atmosphere whips around at high speeds

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

Expressing yourself and trying to read others’ faces in a grid of video feeds is a taxing task

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

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

Its paddle-like tail, unearthed in Morocco, suggests the Cretaceous carnivore ventured into the water to hunt

In the month of April alone, the remnants of two historic vessels washed up on Lake Michigan's shores

Researchers are attempting to teach eight dogs to detect the pandemic, which could help quickly screen large numbers of people in public places

The London institution's online offerings include 280,000 newly added Creative Commons images

Coyotes, bears and more are enjoying areas usually reserved for crowds of human visitors

Expelled by animals as a waste product, the gas appears to play a crucial role in keeping these bizarre, burrowing rodents safe

Buried in a mass grave in Mexico City, the trio may have been part of the first generation abducted from their homeland and brought to the New World

The rankings stay much the same from year to year, but in 2019, Pembroke Welsh corgis broke the top ten for the first time

The Beaker man was buried alongside four cowhide "rugs," an eight-inch copper dagger and a wrist guard made of rare green stone

Stay-at-home orders have inspired those with ample free time to pick up hands-on projects

An unfortunate diet of pizza grease and sand clogged her innards, amassing a giant and unpassable lump of feces in her gut

The freedom fighter may have once used the structure to conspire against English forces

In 1847, the Choctaw Nation sent $170—more than $5,000 today—to victims of the Irish potato famine

The simultaneous mating calls of the male pug-nosed tree frog confuses bats but not female frogs