The 16th-century artifacts were found during excavations in Arizona. Researchers say they may be the oldest firearms ever ...
Discovered in central Germany, the 1,800-year-old silver artifact held a tiny scroll, which researchers have now deciphered ...
A 19th-century scholar claimed that "Cocker's Arithmetick" had "probably made as much stir and noise in the English world as ...
In 2018, fewer than 100 Sombrero ground lizards remained on Sombrero Island—but now, more than 1,600 of the critically ...
While the distinctive coloration is thought to be a warning to predators, it also has intriguing implications for designing ...
The new discovery is the first of its kind in New York state for at least 11 years and appeared in a county rich with ...
Robert Smithson constructed the famous 1,500-foot-long land artwork on the shore of the Great Salt Lake in 1970 ...
The sosaku hanga movement, now explored in an exhibition at the National Museum of Asian Art, was a showcase for new ...
The country’s newest national monument honors Frances Perkins, America’s first female cabinet secretary and a champion of ...
Researchers found that ancient Mesopotamians associated body parts with emotions, just as we do—but they discovered some ...
Published on this day in 1843, at a time when Christmas was undergoing great transformation, Charles Dickens' novel centered ...
The 35,000-year-old rock was found in Manot Cave, which was inhabited by both prehistoric humans and Neanderthals ...