Ice Age Humans Likely Played Major Role in Cave Bears’ Extinction
Researchers have long debated whether human activity or climate change precipitated the species' demise
Interspecies Breeding Is Responsible for Some Squirrels’ Black Coloring
Color-changing mutation originated in fox squirrels but spread to eastern gray squirrels via mating
Thanks to the Hopper Hotel Experience, You Can Now Spend a Night at the Museum
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will host guests in a 3-D recreation of Edward Hopper's 1957 painting, 'Western Motel'
F.D.A. Approves New Treatment for Deadliest Strain of Tuberculosis
The drug regimen involves just five pills taken orally for a duration of six months
See Scrap of Cloth Believed to Be From Elizabeth I’s Only Surviving Dress
The fabric, set to go on view, was previously used as an altar cloth in a small village church
People Aren't Happy About Their Increasingly Brief Encounters With the ‘Mona Lisa’
The problem stems from the masterpiece's temporary relocation to a different wing of the museum
One Concussion-Free Football Season Can Still Damage Players’ Brains
A new study found that more than two-thirds of subjects experienced a decrease in structural integrity of the brain by the end of the college season
Notre-Dame Restoration Delayed Due to Lead Poisoning Concerns
Work is set to continue next week with more stringent safety protocols, decontamination units
A Banana-Destroying Fungus Has Arrived in the Americas
The so-called Panama disease targets bananas’ vascular systems to prevent fruit from growing
The U.S. Loses a Football Field-Sized Patch of Nature Every 30 Seconds
A new report outlines the benefits offered by preserving 30 percent of the country’s remaining natural land and oceans by 2030
J.D. Salinger’s Work Is Coming to E-Readers for the First Time
The author’s longtime publishing company will release four e-books in August
Toxic Pesticides Are Driving Insect ‘Apocalypse’ in the U.S., Study Warns
The country's agricultural landscape is now 48 times more toxic to insects than it was 25 years ago
Toni Morrison, ‘Beloved’ Author Who Cataloged the African-American Experience, Dies at 88
'She changed the whole cartography of black writing,' says Kinshasha Holman Conwill of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Fossils Reveal Why Coyotes Outlived Saber-Toothed Cats
Contrary to popular belief, carnivorous cats and canines probably didn't hunt the same limited pool of prey
Smithsonian Scientists Are Using Ginkgo Leaves to Study Climate Change—They Need Your Help
Citizen scientists can submit leaf samples from their hometowns through the end of August
Greenland Lost 12.5 Billion Tons of Ice in a Single Day
The amount of ice collectively lost last Wednesday and Thursday would be enough to cover Florida in almost five inches of water
Future Graffiti Additions to Prague’s John Lennon Wall Will Be Strictly Regulated
Local authorities are introducing security measures in response to vandalism, obscene graffiti
The Six Wives of Henry VIII Are Coming to Broadway
In 'Six,' the Tudor queens get a chance to share their side of the story
Turtle Embryos May Be Able to Influence Their Sex by Moving Around Inside the Egg
When embryos found the so-called 'Goldilocks' temperature zone, sex selection was randomized, producing a nearly even split between males and females
Artificially Conceived Southern White Rhino Offers Hope for Critically Endangered Cousin
Scientists are working to bring northern white rhinos back from the brink by using southern females as surrogate mothers
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