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Was the World’s Oldest Person Ever Actually Her 99-Year-Old Daughter?
Jeanne Calment made history when she died at the age of 122 in 1997, but a new investigation claims her daughter actually assumed her identity in 1934
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Could These Fossils Push Back the History of Flowers?
A study analyzing 200 tiny flowers from 174 million years ago suggests angiosperms were around during the Jurassic, but paleobotanists are skeptical
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See Ten Lusty Cane Toads Latch Onto a Powerless Python
The toads, which are invasive in Australia, have been known to try and mate with everything from human hands to rotting mangoes
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Remembering Nancy Grace Roman, Trailblazing Astronomer Known as ‘Mother of the Hubble’
She worked on and advocated for the space telescope, which changed our view of the universe
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London Archaeologists Unearth Subterranean Georgian-Era Ice Store
The entrance to the cavernous chamber, which was used to hold ice before the advent of modern refrigeration, was covered up following the Blitz
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Swamp Cancer Kills Seven of Chincoteague’s Beloved Wild Ponies
The deadly infection leaves itchy lesions clustered across victims’ bodies
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Submersible Is First to Reach Bottom of Atlantic Ocean
U.S. equity-firm founder piloted the craft to the bottom of the Puerto Rico Trench, in a bid to reach the deepest spot in each of the world’s oceans
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Your Christmas Tree May Be Turned Into Mouthwash One Day
A new sustainable chemical process can turn pine needles into a chemical feedstock for paint, food sweeteners, mouthwash and other products
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First Right Whale Calf in Two Years Spotted Off Florida Coast
A mother and calf were recently sighted along with several possibly pregnant endangered North Atlantic right whales
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These New Beetle Species Are Named After the ‘Game of Thrones’ Dragons
Daenerys Targaryen’s dragons—Drogon, Rhaegal and Viserion—provided the inspiration for these three beetles’ new names
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One of the World’s Rarest Birds Has Been Reintroduced to the Wild in Madagascar
The 21 Madagascar pochards seem to be faring well in their new home
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Laser Scan Reveals Fate of Nazi U-Boat Sunk Near Outer Banks Coast
The July 15, 1942, sinking of submarine U-576 resulted in the deaths of all 45 men onboard
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Ring in the New Year With Dazzling Total Lunar Eclipse of a Supermoon
The celestial show will be visible on the East Coast around 12:12 a.m. on January 21, 2019
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Images Show Landslide Likely Caused Indonesian Tsunami
Radar images appear to show the southwestern flank of the Anak Krakaktau volcano sheared off into the sea
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Digital Trove of Typographical Artifacts Set to Launch in 2019
The Letterform Archive’s online database features book jackets, posters, brochures and miscellaneous ephemera dating between 1844 and 2016
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Electric Arc Caused New York Skyline to Glow Blue
No, it wasn’t an alien invasion
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New Animal Overpass Is Already Protecting Critters in Washington State
The bridge over Interstate 90 will allow animals to cross the busy roadway and connects wildlife in the North and South Cascades
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Remembering Sister Wendy Beckett, Beloved Nun Who Made Art Accessible
A surprising rise to fame catapulted her into television stardom, where she used her platform to share artistic masterpieces with the public
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Museum to Be Built at Site of Nazi-Occupied France’s First Concentration Camp
Some 16,000 Jews were detained at Pithiviers and neighboring Beaune-la-Rolande before being sent to death camps
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