In a new study, researchers use novel techniques to uncover more accurate life expectancy estimates of southern and North ...

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The Parker Solar Probe will endure scorching temperatures of 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit as it performs the closest solar flyby ...

Dating to the fifth or sixth century B.C.E., the vessel could provide new insights into the relationship between the ancient ...

The hidden creatures were found in a densely populated region known for its successful—and controversial—conservation tactics ...

New research suggests that Neolithic communities living in the Middle East experimented with recipes and baked large ...

Unlike much of Georgia, the historic port city was preserved from Sherman’s wrath, but suffered psychological terror ...

Disaster recovery isn’t just about repairing bridges, roads and homes. Conservationists from the Smithsonian were on the ...

Throughout his childhood, the young Smith, born on this day in 1805, fought disease, poverty and spiritual battles of his own ...

Found beneath a building in the town of Alkmaar, the animal bones had been used to fill in gaps between crumbling pieces of tile ...

From a humble first game with peach baskets and a soccer ball on this day in 1891, basketball evolved quickly into one of the ...

The familiar rodents, known for eating nuts and seeds, have been spotted hunting and decapitating voles in a gruesome dietary ...