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An Invasive Fish That Can Breathe and Move on Land Has Been Found in Georgia
Officials have issued blunt instructions to anyone who spots a northern snakehead: ‘Kill it immediately’
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North Atlantic Right Whale Mamas Whisper to Their Babies to Keep Them Safe
By using soft grunts instead of their normal loud call, it’s believed they avoid the attention of orcas, sharks and other predators
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Heidi the Snoozing Octopus May Not Be Dreaming After All
A video of the octopus’ in-sleep color changes are fascinating, but it doesn’t tell us much
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North America’s Rarest Warbler Comes Off the Endangered List
Habitat restoration and invasive species trapping have helped Kirtland’s recover in its central Michigan home
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali Wins the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize
Abiy has been praised for his efforts to end a violent, decades-long conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea
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Website Provides Blueprint for Repatriating Aboriginal Remains
Called “Return, Reconcile, Renew,” the new site offers a virtual space for support and healing
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You Can Now Visit Chernobyl’s Control Room, if You’re Quick About It
Visitors will have five minutes to look around the contaminated spot where the worst nuclear disaster in history took place
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Found: Long-Lost Chapter of the ‘Tale of Genji,’ an Early Japanese Novel
The original 11th-century manuscript does not survive, but experts say they have identified part of the earliest-known version of the story
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Prehistoric Deer Bones May Offer the Earliest Evidence of Ancient Food Storage
The inhabitants of Qesem Cave in Israel seem to have been saving bone marrow for a later date
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Nobel Prizes in Literature Awarded to Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke
Last year’s Nobel Prize in Literature was postponed following a sexual assault scandal involving members of the Swedish Academy
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Development of the Lithium-Ion Battery Earns Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The award honors three scientists whose contributions led to the rechargeable battery that makes our modern world possible
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Digital Art Detectives Identify Original van Dyck Portrait
The 17th-century painting was previously attributed to the Dutch artist’s workshop
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Early Bronze Age City Was the ‘New York’ of the Southern Levant
Experts say that En Esur, located in modern-day Israel, was a large and cosmopolitan city
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Northern California Cuts Power to 700,000 Homes and Businesses in an Effort to Prevent Fires
In an unprecedented move intended to reduce fire risk, power will be purposefully cut in 34 California counties, an outage that may last up to a week
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New Monument in the Vatican Encourages Compassion for Refugees
‘We have all come from another place,’ says artist Timothy P. Schmalz
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Three Win Physics Nobel for Showing Our Place in the Cosmos
Half goes to cosmologist James Peebles for work on cosmic background and dark matter and half goes to the team that discovered the first exoplanet
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Art by Congo, the Famous Painting Ape, to Go on Sale
Picasso, Miro and others bought the abstract paintings of Congo, who starred in the 1950s show ‘Zoo Time’
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The World’s First Travel Guide Is Set to Go on View in London
The 1486 text features panoramic illustrations of Jerusalem, Venice and other sites across the Mediterranean region
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Holly Cow! Fattest Bear of Them All Claims Coveted Title
For #FatBearWeek2019, the furever fabulous 435 Holly reigns triumphant
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Researchers Discovered 20 Tiny New Moons Circling Saturn
The ringed planet now takes Jupiter’s title for the planet with the most moons
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