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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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The Louvre Recruited Top Perfumers to Create Scents Inspired by Its Famous Works of Art
The fragrances evoke masterpieces including ‘Venus de Milo,’ ‘The Winged Victory of Samothrace’ and ‘La Grande Odalisque’
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Archaeologists Are Finding Woodstock Really Did Take On Life of Its Own
If it seems weird to survey a site that’s only 50 years old, it is. But it’s not as unusual as you’d think
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How a Toaster-Sized Atomic Clock Could Pave the Way for Deep Space Exploration
NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock is now orbiting Earth for a year-long test run
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Giant Goldfish Shows Why You Should Never Flush Fish Down the Toilet
Invasive goldfish threaten the livelihood of native species, growing unchecked by predators and monopolizing habitats’ limited resources
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Robert Friend, Tuskegee Airman Who Flew in 142 Combat Missions, Dies at 99
The World War II veteran also led Project Blue Book, a classified Air Force investigation of unidentified flying objects, between 1958 and 1963
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