A study examining fossilized droppings reveals the kākāpō has faced a decline in the diversity of its parasites—and that ...

Researchers thought leaf-toed geckos were locally extinct on Rábida Island, so they were thrilled to find several of the ...

Rocks found along the Colorado River in Arizona turned out to contain fossilized fragments of soft-bodied creatures, ...

The HMS "Hind," later renamed the "Earl of Chatham," was a frigate in the British Royal Navy before it was repurposed as a ...

As the Smithsonian presents the aviator’s restored Vega in Washington, a special replica of the aircraft quietly re-emerges after decades in obscurity ...

Laurie Gwen Shapiro is a journalist, documentary filmmaker and the author of The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage That Made an American Icon.

Artists such as Rembrandt, the Pre-Raphaelites and Georgian caricaturists used their craft to examine the morality and ...

A thin piece of gold reached 33,740 degrees Fahrenheit, which is more than 14 times higher than its melting point, by being ...

You can catch meteor showers and a special lunar display early this week, and keep an eye out for the popular Perseids ...

The apex predators, restored to the park in 1995, appear to be keeping the local population of plant-eating elk in check, ...

A new exhibition at Buckingham Palace will examine the British monarch's life and legacy using evening gowns, suits and ...

Bite marks on a fossilized leg bone found in South America suggest a crocodile-like creature attacked a massive, meat-eating ...