Strandings of these jellyfish-like animals, sometimes called "by-the-wind sailors," usually mean spring is coming ...

Robert Caro, seen here in 1990, worked on a novel based on his time as a newspaperman. Barbara Alper / Getty Images Robert Caro’s fame rests on his epic works of historical nonfiction—The Power Broker ...

Park rangers say at least 84 gopher tortoises are now living at Fort de Soto Park near St. Petersburg. Prior to Hurricane ...

One version, Barrow Tarot, was created by Katie Anderson as a “conversational artwork” to encourage residents of Barrow, ...

Researchers analyzed 131 fossilized impressions on the Isle of Skye, some of which were previously considered fish burrows ...

Through quirky costumes and model hotels, a new exhibition surveys the director's unique creative vision—and the work of the ...

A new exhibition at the London Museum Docklands spotlights hundreds of mudlarking finds, from Bronze Age tools to Viking ...

The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is home to some of the titans of aviation history—think the ...

A deep dive into the legendary biographer’s archives leads to the surprising discovery of a work he has all but forgotten ...

A new proof solves the “Kakeya conjecture” in three dimensions, opening up a new set of possibilities for mathematics, from computer science to cryptography ...

In his latest book, journalist and historian Clay Risen explores how the House Un-American Activities Committee and Senator ...

If there were any contender for a real-life equivalent to the Oliphaunts of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, it would be ...