Centuries ago, it was said that Benevento was a gathering place for the occult. Today, superstitions still run deep ...

In 1978, Ride and five other women became the first group of female astronauts in the U.S. A new book by a longtime curator of spaceflight artifacts explores the nearly five-decade history of women in ...

Painted around 1900, Friedrich Heyser's "Ophelia" may have been an inspiration for a popular song on the singer's latest ...

Twin brothers in the United Kingdom grew the biggest pumpkin ever documented, tipping the scales at 2,819.3 pounds ...

Quinhagak, a small community near the Kuskokwim Bay of the Bering Sea, was largely spared from the most severe damage.

Researchers will use 3D modeling to assess what the "carpa uasi" in Huaytará, Peru, originally looked like and how sound ...

Rodents in northern Germany were spotted using two different hunting strategies at major urban bat hibernation sites ...

While some researchers note the models made tasks more efficient, many scientists remain skeptical about using A.I. to author ...

In a study published this week in the journal Nature, researchers found that the key to the whales’ lifespans is a ...

Welcoming newcomers to the nation via New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty has remained a symbol of resilience, freedom and ...

Critters consuming species that harbor deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to keep out of harm’s way.

A recent study identifies a consistent glow across six species of North American bats, but the underlying reason for the ...