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Celebrate Earth Day With a Rainbow of Spectacular Photos
Nature’s palette is unparalleled
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The Hubble Scoped This Space Bubble Just in Time For Its Birthday
The Hubble Telescope has been in orbit for 26 years
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This Artist Builds Tiny Rooms in Milan’s Forgotten Manholes
The seemingly whimsical project has a darker meaning
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Eight Awesome Maps From Stanford’s New David Rumsey Map Center
A collection of 150,000 historic maps merges paper and digital images in new ways
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Beyond Raspberry Berets: What Prince Left Behind
From portraits to guitars, The Artist’s legacy lives on at the Smithsonian
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Damien Hirst’s Artworks May Leak Formaldehyde Gas
Where does art end and hazard begin?
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21 Million Years Ago, Monkeys May Have Floated to North America on Rafts
Fossil teeth in Panama show monkeys made it to Central America, probably on floating mats of vegetation
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How Indonesia’s “Death Zoo” Got Its Grisly Reputation
Will Rama the tiger’s demise prompt action at a zoo known for its filthy, overcrowded conditions?
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For the First Time in 800 Years, Rice and Beans Are Kosher for Passover
The Jewish Conservative movement relaxes a 13th-century ban on rice, corn and beans during Passover
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Three People Hit With Criminal Charges Over Flint Water Crisis
Two state officials and a city employee are the first to be charged in connection with the Flint water crisis
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It’s Official: Harriet Tubman Will Grace the $20 Bill
The famed Underground Railroad Conductor will appear on the front of the $20 bill, among other changes to U.S. currency
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Mass Bleaching Destroys Swaths of the Great Barrier Reef
Surveys show that 55 percent of reefs surveyed were severely affected by high water temperatures, with half of those expected to die
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More Than Half of All Americans Breathe Polluted Air
166 million people a year are exposed to air that’s too dangerous to breathe
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Palmyra Arch Destroyed by ISIS Rises Again in Central London
Using 3-D photos and computer guided stonecutters, researchers recreated the Triumphal Arch destroyed by the terrorist group last year
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Dutch Divers Found a 17th-Century Dress Buried Under the Sea
The 400-year-old gown was remarkably well-preserved
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Every City Has a Unique Microbial “Fingerprint”
From architecture to microbes, every city is different
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Do Insects Have Consciousness and Ego?
The brains of insects are similar to a structure in human brains, which could show a rudimentary form of consciousness
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Read Almost 150 Years’ Worth of Mexican-American Journalism
History is in the headlines at the Historic Mexican and Mexican American Press Collection
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Massive Roman Villa Found in British Backyard
One of the largest and best-preserved Roman homes ever found in Britain was discovered after a family decided they wanted to play ping-pong in their barn
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Help First Responders in Ecuador Without Leaving Your Desk
Scour satellite imagery of earthquake-stricken areas to help aid agencies decide where to go next
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