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Amazon Deforestation Has Increased Dramatically This Year
In May, an area the size of a soccer field was cleared every minute
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Drought Reveals Ancient Palace in Iraqi Reservoir
A team of Iraqi and German archaeologists excavated the rare Mittani structure before it was swallowed by water once more
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A Copper Beech Tree Planted by Theodore Roosevelt Is Being Cut Down
But it will not disappear from Sagamore Hill, the president’s beloved family estate
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Alabamians, Beware the Wasp ‘Super Nest’
Having survived an unusually mild winter, yellow jacket wasps are building huge nests, sometimes in human spaces
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French Village Hits 114.6 Degrees, Setting New National Record
Gallargues-le-Montueux reached the milestone during an intense heatwave that gripped Europe last week
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Coffinfish Can Hold Their Breath for Up to Four Minutes on the Ocean Floor
This evolutionary adaptation may help the deep-sea dwellers conserve energy or defend against predators
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Found: An ‘Undisturbed’ Roman Ship Near Cyprus
The vessel is still packed with amphorae, and may testify to Cyprus’ importance in ancient maritime trade routes
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See Maurice Sendak’s Little-Known Designs for the Opera and Ballet
A new exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum explores how the ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ author pivoted to a career in set and costume design
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Hoochie Mama!: An Interactive ‘Seinfeld’ Experience Is Coming to New York
The attraction will include costumes, sets, a gift shop, yada, yada, yada
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Melvil Dewey’s Name Stripped From Top Library Award
An American Library Association resolution points to Dewey’s history of discriminatory and predatory behavior
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A Fungus Causes Cicadas to Mate Like Crazy, Even After Their Butts Fall Off
And now scientists think they know why
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Prehistoric Crocodiles Preferred Plants Over Prey
A study of croc teeth show many species during the time of the dinos were herbivores and omnivores, not strict meat eaters
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NASA’s Dragonfly Mission Will Fly Through the Clouds of Titan, Saturn’s Biggest Moon
Over the course of its initial 2.7-year mission exploring Titan, the dual-quadcopter will fly a combined total of more than 108 miles
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‘Life’ Magazine’s Earliest Women Photojournalists Step Into Spotlight
A new exhibition highlights images by Margaret Bourke-White, Marie Hansen, Martha Holmes, Lisa Larsen, Nina Leen and Hansel Mieth
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Remains of 30 Service Members Killed in WWII Unearthed at Tarawa
The non-profit History Flight discovered the Marines and sailors as part of its decade-long mission to find the 500 men buried on the atoll
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Astronauts Capture Stunning Image of Volcano Erupting for the First Time in 95 Years
The ash plumes from Raikoke reach 42,700 feet
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Scientists Identify Blue Hues in Fossilized Bird Feathers for the First Time
A new study shows how the shapes of tiny pigment-carrying structures called melanosomes are associated with different colors
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Pioneering Conservation Project Saves Earthquake-Damaged Peruvian Church
The work was part of a larger initiative to retrofit earthen buildings that are vulnerable to seismic activity
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More Than 50 Lakes Found Under Greenland Ice Sheet
Prior to the finding, researchers only knew of four bodies of water below the ice sheet
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A Remote Scottish Island Needs Help Protecting Its Seaweed-Eating Sheep
North Ronaldsay is looking to hire a warden to rebuild the dike that has long kept its sheep on the coastline
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