Underwater Archaeologists Were Looking for a Lost Shipwreck in Wisconsin. They Stumbled Upon a Different Vessel Instead
Researchers think they have located the final resting place of the “L.W. Crane,” a wooden side-wheel steam ship that caught fire and sank in the Fox River in 1880
Video Reveals an Unlikely Bond Between Ocelots and Opossums in the Amazon, Walking Together Like ‘Old Friends’
Researchers captured the footage by surprise, with cameras initially set up to record bird behavior
A Tiny Typo May Explain a Centuries-Old Mystery About Chaucer’s ‘Canterbury Tales’ and ‘Troilus and Criseyde’
The medieval writer made puzzling references to a story called “The Song of Wade,” which has been lost to history. Only a few lines quoted—or perhaps misquoted—in a 12th-century sermon survive
Physicists Detect the Most Massive Black Hole Merger Ever Observed by Studying Gravitational Waves
A short-lived ripple in space-time revealed that two black holes merged into a giant black hole with the mass of 225 suns
Scientists Recover Ancient Proteins From Animal Teeth Up to 24 Million Years Old, Opening Doors to Learning About the Past
Two new papers analyze fossils found in Canada and Kenya, respectively—vastly different environments for the preservation of genetic material
New York City Loft Filled With 280,000 Pounds of Dirt Lives on After Death of Beloved Caretaker
Bill Dilworth, who died at age 70, had carefully maintained the curious art installation—known as “The New York City Earth Room”—and charmed visitors since 1989
The U.S. Army Is Getting Rid of Most of Its Ceremonial Horse Units
Senior military leaders at five forts will have one year to transfer, adopt out or donate the horses under their command
Meet the First Barbie With Type 1 Diabetes. Her Colorful Accessories Showcase the Tools People Use to Treat the Chronic Disease
The new doll boasts a pink continuous glucose monitor to track blood sugar levels and a pink insulin pump
Preserved Blood Vessels Discovered in a Rib Bone from the World’s Largest T. Rex Could Shed Light on How Dinosaurs Healed
Scotty, a specimen unearthed in Canada, was probably injured in a fight, then died several months later
Does This Ancient Rock Carving Depict One of Egypt’s Earliest Rulers?
New research suggests the engraving, which shows an elite individual sitting in a boat, may be up to 5,100 years old
A Rare Renaissance Fresco That Could Be One of Fra Angelico’s Earliest Works Has Been Restored to Its Former Glory
Located in a secluded convent outside of Florence, the 600-year-old artwork was concealed behind layers of paint for most of its history
Enemy Ant Colonies Are Peaceful Roommates in Apartment-Like Plants on Fiji. Scientists Discovered How This Delicate Coexistence Works
New research explores the surprising symbiotic relationship between tubers and different ant species at rainforest heights
Have Eagle-Eyed Experts Found This 316-Year-Old Stradivarius Violin That Was Looted During World War II?
Eight decades after the 1709 violin known as the “Small Mendelssohn” disappeared, experts think they’ve located it in Japan
An Arizona Resident Died From the Plague. Here’s What to Know About the Rare Disease
The patient had the pneumonic plague, the rarest and deadliest form of the disease. Human cases remain very uncommon in the United States, though plague is endemic to the western part of the country
Historic Grand Canyon Lodge Destroyed by Wildfire as Blaze Continues Across National Park’s North Rim
Constructed in 1937, the lodge was one of dozens of buildings consumed by the fast-moving Dragon Bravo wildfire, which has raged across thousands of acres
A California Gull Hitched a Ride on a Garbage Truck and Took an 80-Mile Journey to a Compost Facility. Then It Happened Again
GPS tracking data showed the bird zooming across bridges and interstates at 60 miles per hour on two occasions in 2018
Check Out Ten Spectacular Space Images From the Astronomy Photographer of the Year Contest
The annual competition for professional and amateur astrophotographers released its shortlisted images, which capture the beauty of the cosmos seen from Earth
The Largest Section of the Beloved Sycamore Gap Tree Is Going on Display in England
The iconic tree was illegally chopped down in September 2023, but its memory will live on in the form of a new art installation that invites visitors to touch—and even embrace—a piece of its trunk
Greenland Sled Dog DNA Reveals a Story of Human Migration and Ancestry of the Unique Breed
Researchers analyzed ancient and modern genetic samples of the Greenlandic Qimmit breed to shed light on the long relationship between the Inuit and their dogs in the Arctic
A Paleontologist Matched Two Halves of the Same Fossil Stored at Different Museums—and Discovered a New Species
Meet Sphenodraco scandentis, a tree-dwelling, lizard-like reptile that roamed around with the dinosaurs during the Late Jurassic period roughly 145 million years ago
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