The de-icing properties of polar bear sebum could fuel new innovations, scientists say, potentially unlocking alternatives to ...

Monks have been seeking spiritual enlightenment at these sites on steep cliffs, inside caves and atop an extinct volcano for ...

The Catholic conspirator jumped or fell from the gallows on this day in 1606, breaking his neck before the executioner could ...

Edmond Dédé's 1887 magnum opus "Morgiane"—billed as "the most important opera never heard"—will finally get its premiere ...

These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show just why penguins have waddled into our hearts ...

The Greek document details a court case in ancient Palestine involving tax fraud and provides insight into trial preparations in the Roman Empire ...

Auroras emit swirling hues in the sky, mesmerizing spectators with their bands of color. Different hues come from different ...

The 404 coins, including 44 from Britain, are believed to be a mix of military pay and the spoils of war, stashed by a Roman soldier after he returned to the European continent ...

A Shakespeare scholar at Harvard University explains how the creative collaboration that happens in theater can be a model ...

A century and a half later, the sinking of the S.S. Pacific remains one of the deadliest maritime disasters in the region’s ...

The portrait of a fisherman was found in Minnesota by an anonymous collector. A new analysis has concluded that it could be ...

Published on this day in 1845, the work used alliteration, internal rhyme and repetition to draw in readers, lending it a ...