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A new study suggests that our solar system’s smallest planet has shrunk by up to 30 percent since its birth roughly 4.5 billion years ago

The artwork reflects the famed Impressionist’s later, abstract style.

The museum lovingly called the "Blacksonian" chronicles the past and present and envisions the future to tell the stories of Black life in America

The recent spread of a bee-killing parasite has contributed to an uptick in brazen thefts, experts theorize

Two separate types of progenitor cells give rise to the front and back of the organ, according to a new study.

Researchers recorded footage of wild chimps in Senegal showing youngsters how to use sticks to fish out ants and how to smash baobab fruit against rocks to open it, among other instances of instruction

The cache comprises the remains of at least 500 iron bars, which were likely headed downstream to be forged into finished products

A lock of hair, advances in genetic science and a community of descendants all contributed to solving an American mystery

The artifact, among the most prized visual accounts of Aztec history, will be on display in Mexico City for three months

A newly discovered fragment suggests that John Gage preserved a 15th-century religious manuscript, keeping it "safe when he was meant to destroy books precisely like this one"

Puberty, pregnancy and menopause are the three major hormonal transitions for the female brain.

Largely missing from the archaeological record, fiber innovations played a huge role in the lives of early humans.

Typically spotted in the South and Southeast, the creatures have been reaching increasingly distant states like North Carolina, Virginia and Illinois as winters become milder

English Heritage has recruited volunteers to mow meadows the old-fashioned way at some of its historic sites

Almost two decades in the making, the institution centers on art that shapes our everyday lives and reveals the craft behind it

Scientists mapped out the structure of nine bright cores of galaxies located near the Milky Way and revealed common patterns that could shed light on how the universe evolved

While scientists say their findings don't necessarily mean you need to cut alcohol from your life entirely, knowing the potential risks—especially if you're already at an elevated risk of developing cancer—can help guide your decisions

The handwritten fragment contains Greek verses from Book 12 of Homer’s epic, in which King Odysseus recounts the fate of his doomed crew

Discovered in a cloud forest in Brazil, the diminutive felines are smaller than a house cat and covered in large, irregularly shaped rosettes

Merriam-Webster’s update includes 1,400 words that have demonstrated frequent, widespread and meaningful use

Travel across Montana and uncover the fossils, geology, and cultural traditions that shaped it

The impact crater was formed in 2024 when an object the size of a multistory building crashed into our lunar companion.

The massive bovines, each maneuvered by three puppeteers, will roam through Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn

The new instrument, called TEMPO, captures hourly snapshots of the pollutants swirling in the daytime atmosphere over North America—“chemical weather” reports that are helpful to public health researchers and government officials

In the first century B.C.E., Vitruvius wrote that the Acropolis’ largest temple was horizontally bowed so that it didn't seem to sag, and that explanation persisted for millennia.

A tooth analysis hints that the fearsome predator ran at a toasty 97 degrees Fahrenheit.

A new analysis of teeth and parchment suggests that the devastating sheep pox virus has been infecting livestock for 3,700 years

Observed last year off the coast of Queensland, Australia, this event marks the first documentation of a stillbirth in the species, providing a rare glimpse at how the highly social animals respond to death

Earth has changed dramatically since the Age of Dinosaurs, from its climate to geography and animal life

Much has changed since the publication debuted on September 18, 1851.

Our brains and their associated diseases are notoriously hard to study.

Contemporary sculptures, fish made from typographic elements, centuries-old treatises and historical global cookbooks will feature in the new ‘Catastrophe and Wonder’ art show

The Chicago-based Surrealist created the piece in 1951, then gave it to a doctor in exchange for medical services

Unlike the pillowy-soft focaccia that’s more widely known, focaccia di Recco is thin, crispy and filled with gooey cheese

Scientists have puzzled over why the planet dubbed "Earth's twin" doesn't have a moon.

Until its discovery during a house appraisal, the debut bust by Harriet Goodhue Hosmer, a celebrated artist and feminist icon, had been mistaken for an ordinary garden ornament

For a new study, archaeologists attempted to answer age-old questions about Rome’s roads, including how connected the capital was and whether current motorways trace Roman routes

Annual chick counts aren't confirmed until the youngest hatchling reaches 150 days old, a benchmark for independence.

Discovered in Montana in 2016, the cherry-size coprolite contains feathers, bones and evidence of the bird's last meal before the creature was eaten by a theropod

The recently released "connectome" joins a previously completed map of an adult female fruit fly’s brain.

The canines achieved the longest recorded movement by any African mammal.

Alfred Lepère’s hulking “Faune Chasseur” artwork is once again on display at the Musée de Picardie, in Amiens

Lake sturgeon may be among the longest-living vertebrates, second only to Greenland sharks, according to recent research.

Fossils and marked bones unearthed in a Juukan Gorge cave suggest that the marsupial species not only once lived in the region but may have been a “garbage compactor on four legs” for its human population

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The two large rodents of unusual size, rescued this month might have hitched a ride in the engine compartment of a vehicle coming down from the mountains, wildlife officials say

Pacific mastodons roamed parts of North America before disappearing along with other Ice Age megafauna around 11,700 years ago

A reliquary containing part of the right hand of Dmitry Donskoy, whose crypt was discovered in August, has been dispatched to Donetsk

Featuring photographs by more than 110 artists, the show honors Till’s memory by inviting viewers to contemplate the person he might have become had he made it to adulthood

The findings include a card game tournament ticket, an important newspaper clipping and the schedule for a diplomatic evening event under Elizabeth II