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The Odyssey of the World’s Largest Freshwater Pearl
The gem, which was was recently bought at auction, was likely found in China in the 1700s and was once owned by Russia’s Catherine the Great
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Five Things to Know About Guatemala’s Deadly Volcanic Eruption
The massive blast is affecting nearly 2 million people, and more may still be in store
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X-Rays Show That Van Gogh’s Sunflowers Will One Day Wilt
A new analysis shows that half of the canvas held in Amsterdam is painted with pigments that darken with exposure to UV light
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Exterior Cracks Force Indefinite Closure of the USS Arizona Memorial
Workers are currently assessing the damage to the iconic structure that straddles the sunken ship
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DNA Survey of Life in Loch Ness Will Hunt for Its Monster Resident
The goal is to catalog the lake’s diversity of life—including any oversized, prehistoric reptiles
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“Holy Grail” of Spanish Treasure Galleons Found Off Colombia
The San José went down in 1708 filled with gold, silver and gems now worth billions of dollars
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Tape-Removing Gel May Be a Game Changer for Art Restoration
The newly developed hydrogel helps dissolve tape adhesive, one of the stickiest challenges for art conservation and restoration experts
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Why There’s a Japanese Whisky Shortage
There’s surging demand and limited supply of the most popular of the Japanese libations
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Chernobyl Puppies Going Up for Adoption in the U.S.
Now in quarantine, the pups are expected to come to the U.S. this summer in search of their forever homes
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“Explosive” Eruptions Possible at Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano
Steam-powered bursts could fling multi-ton boulders half a mile away, but the USGS says wide-scale destruction is not likely
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Rare Technicolor Snippets of Lost Films Discovered
The fragments from the 1920s films were found taped to the beginnings and ends of other movies
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Sorry, There Are No Secret Chambers in King Tut’s Tomb
After two contradictory radar scans, Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities commissioned a third comprehensive survey that revealed no voids beyond the tomb walls
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Digital Forensics Reconstructs Seven Lost Masterpieces
Artwork by Van Gogh, Klimt, Monet and more have been painstakingly remade by Factum Arte for a new television series
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Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Cracks Open Earth, Endangering Neighborhoods With Lava
The area affected by the lava is one of the fastest growing in the state
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No, the Bone of Saint Clement Was Probably Not Just Found in London’s Trash
A waste hauler found the bone fragment in a case sealed with red wax and tied with red cords. It included a faded label reading: “Ex Oss. S Clementis PM”
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Pakistan’s Searing April Temperatures Set New Global Record
On Monday, the city of Nawabshah reached 122.4 degrees Fahrenheit, causing heatstroke, power outages and general misery
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Some of Hobby Lobby’s Smuggled Artifacts May Come From Lost Sumerian City
Among the 3,800 artifacts being repatriated to Iraq today include pieces believed to be from Irisagrig, a site archaeologists have yet to find
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Yellowstone’s Biggest Geyser, Steamboat, Has Trio of Eruptions
It’s the first triple eruption in 15 years—but don’t worry, it’s not a sign the Yellowstone volcano is ready to blow
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Scholar Finds New Isaac Bashevis Singer Story
“The Boarder,” which is published for the first time in the New Yorker, was discovered while going through the prominent writer’s vast archives
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Watch Cells Move Within Living Animals in This Breathtaking Footage
The new microscope technique incorporates cutting-edge technology to capture spectacular imagery of cellular activity
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