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Dust, Not an Alien Megastructure, Likely Causes Strange Winks in Tabby’s Star Brightness
After extensive observations, researchers can now confidently say: It’s not aliens
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Meet the Newly Named 86 Stars of the Night Sky
The new names are drawn from China, Australia, South Africa, Maya, Polynesian and Coptic traditions
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Watch Rare Footage of the Elusive Javan Warty Pig in the Wild
Habitat destruction and hunting are rapidly driving the “world’s ugliest pig” to extinction
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Wisdom the Oldest Known Albatross Is Expecting (Again)
The Laysan albatross is now 67 years old and is thought to have raised 30 to 35 chicks in her lifetime
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China Brings an End to Its Ivory Trade
The country is believed to have been one of the world’s largest markets for ivory products
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Quadrantid Meteor Shower Kicks Off the New Year
The annual show is known for producing long-lasting, bright fireballs from asteroid 2003 EH1
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Watch the Supermoon Rise Around the World in Pictures
The ‘super’ event was a great excuse to get outside and take in some celestial wonder—even if the moon didn’t look all that different
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Amazon Bird Revealed to be Extremely Rare Hybrid Species
The Golden-crowned manakin is the first-known hybrid bird species found in the Amazon rainforest
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Rose Marie’s Sprawling Legacy as Told Through the Artifacts She Left Behind
The late actress sang for mobsters, toured New York nightclubs and wisecracked her way through a career that spanned nine decades
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2,000-Year-Old Texts Reveal the First Emperor of China’s Quest for Eternal Life
Qin Shihuang issued an executive order demanding that his subjects search for an immortality elixir
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Speak Now: Reward for Biggest Art Heist in History Gets Cut in Half on New Year’s
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum hoped the $10 million reward would shake loose new clues in the 27-year-old crime
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Russia Proposes “Luxury Hotel” for the International Space Station
The NEM-2 module would have four cabins, two bathrooms, exercise equipment, WiFi and a lounge with a 16-inch window
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Cache of Newly Digitized Travel Photographs Will Transport You to 1900s California
Travelers William and Grace McCarthy really got around, and in nearly 3,000 photos, they captured a unique view of San Francisco, Tahoe and Yosemite
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The YMCA First Opened Gyms to Train Stronger Christians
Physical fitness was a secondary goal for the movement
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Madame de Pompadour Was Far More Than a ‘Mistress’
Even though she was a keen politicker and influential patron, she’s been historically overlooked
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30,000 Shards of Historic Stained Glass Found in Westminster Abbey’s Attic
The glass and other trash was excavated from depressions in the vaulted ceiling and are being made into new windows for the Abbey
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Archaeologists Find Gate to Headquarters of Famed “Ironclad” Sixth Legion in Northern Israel
Inscriptions on the find imply the gate could be part of a dedication or it could list the names of the legion’s commanders or war heroes
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Belgium Ends Telegram Service After 171 Years
The end of Belgian telegrams isn’t the end of the service across the world, but it’s getting close
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Tomb Door Engraved with Menorah Discovered in Israel
The artifact tells the story of the three major religious groups that have occupied Tiberias over the centuries
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Don Hogan Charles, Who Captured the Civil Rights Movement, Has Died at 79
In 1964, Charles became the first black photographer hired by the New York Times
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