In a first for taxonomy, researchers opted to change scientific names containing derivatives of the slur “caffra” to derivatives of “afr,” in reference to the plants' origins in Africa
The sale's big-ticket item, a torch from the 1960 Winter Games, did not end up selling
The glass-covered lakefront convention center has long been known among wildlife advocacy groups as a site of mass casualties for migratory birds
Chandra, the world’s most powerful X-ray telescope, has been peering at black holes, stellar explosions and dark energy for a quarter-century
The underwater expedition took place at a site that was flooded during the construction of the Aswan High Dam in the 1960s
Three of the realist painter's most famous artworks came to life in an interactive installation in Manhattan
Archaeologists think the Roman army constructed it to contain the revolting gladiator in 71 B.C.E.
An estimated 400,000 people per year are permanently disabled because of snake venom, which can cause lesions and necrosis at the bite site
A new study mapped large, temporary changes in brain areas related to introspection and one's sense of self, after participants took a dose of the drug psilocybin
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Researchers constructed the vessel using a list of materials found on a 4,000-year-old clay tablet
Colonial militiamen fired the lead balls on April 19, 1775—and likely missed their mark
Researchers uncovered skeletal remains of two people in the ancient city that seem to have been killed by a building collapse caused by seismic activity
The project was intended to look for water ice in the shaded craters on the lunar south pole
Featuring painted stucco walls, the structure likely dates to between 200 and 600 C.E.
The Navy secretary officially cleared the 256 Black service members who were punished in connection with the explosion in Port Chicago, California
The creature's bones show evidence of cutting with stone tools, adding to a series of findings that suggest humans were present in the Americas earlier than thought
The new definition would define planets based on mass, rather than more ambiguous shape and size characteristics
The 150-million-year-old dinosaur became the most expensive fossil ever sold at auction, raising old questions about whether such specimens should be put up for sale
"Dog Days of Summer" features artworks in a variety of styles made between 1915 and the present
Run by researchers at Cal Poly, the stream is part of a citizen science initiative that aims to change the public's perception of the much-maligned reptiles
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