Alba, who was captured and caged in 2017, underwent nearly two years of rehabilitation
During its visit, the asteroid, called (52768) 1998 OR2, will remain almost 4 million miles away from Earth
When utilitarian thinker Jeremy Bentham died in 1832, he requested his preserved remains be displayed in "an appropriate box or case"
Known for their sweet flavor, ice wines are made from grapes left to freeze on the vine
Clearing out the eight-ton, 11-foot-long cannons gave conservators a chance to follow up on the tale of an unlucky feline
"Gyotaku," or the art of pressing ink-dipped fish onto paper, represents a wealth of scientifically accurate data on Japan's marine life
A discovery in a jellyfish-like parasite bucks the typical trends of complex life
Our planet is just one stop along the car-sized asteroid’s solar system odyssey
A new study has found that dogs can pick out objects that are warmer than ambient temperature
Cotton started working at the museum in the late 1940s, but he first became interested in taxidermy much earlier
The glass sponge can take up to a month to finish a sneeze
For the first time in four years, eligible candidates will have a shot at joining missions headed for the moon, Mars or the International Space Station
A statewide ban prohibiting the distribution of single-use plastic bags went into effect on Sunday
There have been only two other documented instances of interspecies adoption—and never between animals that strongly compete for resources in the wild
A new Sketchfab collection brings models of fossils, artwork and more into the public domain
After a month of record-breaking temperatures, a kind of snow algae that turns ruby-hued in warm temperatures thrives
Researchers at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota shed light on frog and salamander bioluminescence
In the wake of a social media storm, experts question a popular plan to dispatch insect-eating birds from China
Stone tools in north-central India suggest that ancient residents adapted to a world cooled by volcanic ash
The formations are "sculpted" by differences in air pressure and usually last less than a minute
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