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What Is the Role of the Emperor in Modern Japan?
While the role is ceremonial, abdication could mean a political battle
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Rare Maya Burial Temple Discovered in Belize
Excavations at Xunantunich have uncovered the remains of a body and hieroglyphics that tell the story of the snake-head dynasty
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Bookworms, Rejoice: You May Live Longer
In a new study, readers showed “a survival advantage” over those who don’t ever crack open a book
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Last Journalists Exit the Birthplace of Modern News
After 300 years, Fleet Street, the London thoroughfare home to dozens of newspapers and thousands of reporters, becomes a tourist stop
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This Museum’s Giant Collection of Paper Peepshows Offers a Pinhole into the Past
The art pieces were created during the 19th and earth 20th centuries to celebrate coronations, world events and illustrate children’s stories
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Research Reveals How and Why Sunflowers Turn Their Golden Heads
A new study shows sunflowers have an internal clock and face east to keep bees and other insects happy
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Does a Massive Flood Confirm China’s Creation Myth?
Evidence shows a cataclysmic flood occurred along the Yellow River 3,200 years ago
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Look Up! The Perseid Meteor Shower Is Going to Be a Doozy This Year
The number of shooting stars could double this year
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Original Pooh Bear Gets Makeover, Returns to New York Public Library
Winnie and his friends are clean, fluffy and filled with stories
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A Palace Was Unearthed Where Legend Places King Arthur’s Birthplace
Archaeologists at Tintagel uncover walls and artifacts from a Dark Ages complex likely used by local kings
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An Insect Could Make Ash Baseball Bats a Thing of the Past
The invasive emerald ash borer is threatening the forests where Rawlings and Louisville Sluggers come from, putting the bats in jeopardy
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Take a Spin Around Mars in NASA’s New Rover Game
Tour the Red Planet without the risk of a multi-million dollar crash
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Scientists Uncover a “Hidden” Portrait by Edgar Degas
A powerful X-ray unveiled one of the painter’s rough drafts
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New Observation Tower Is World’s Thinnest
Brighton’s West Pier comes back to life…as a crazy vertical viewing tower
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World’s Climate Hit Extremes, Shattered Multiple Records in 2015
From rising temperatures and ocean levels to record greenhouse gas levels, 2015 was a rough year for planet Earth
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Thieves Are Making Off With Millions of Dollars in Stolen Nuts
It’s a hard case to crack
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One of the Earliest Images of Skiing Was Destroyed by Youths Trying to “Improve It”
The petroglyph was made 5,000 years ago
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Sorry, Soda: The U.S. Is Just Not That Into You
Americans will buy more bottled water than soda for the first time ever in 2016
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