The creatures are occasionally caught by local fishermen but hadn’t been scientifically recorded since the 1970s ...

Higher concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are leading to a drop in ocean pH, a change that might eventually make it harder for sharks to eat their prey ...

Thousands of people gathered in a small Spanish town this week for the event, which is celebrating its 80th anniversary ...

In fact, scientists think that the Big Bang did not happen at a single location in space. It occurred everywhere at once. This is a challenging concept to grasp, but Arthur Eddington offered an ...

Called 3I/ATLAS, the comet is only the third of its kind known to astronomers, and it’s likely been heading our way for billions of years, carrying pristine material from another star system ...

When Micherre Fox and her boyfriend decided to get married, she flew to Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas to search for the diamond herself ...

A new study takes another look at some of the oldest known stone tools and suggests their makers transported materials for up to eight miles ...

Swirling columns of air that touch down from stormy skies — tornadoes are among nature’s most awe-inspiring yet terrifying ...

A striking collection of presidential portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, this volume encapsulates the spirit of the most powerful office in the world.

Kelvin Wheelies skatepark, which hosted the country's first national skateboarding competition, has been buried under rubble for decades ...

Smithsonian researchers analyzed fragments of the near-Earth asteroid and discovered water-rich clays that hint at a distant ...

Researchers have found a link between long thumbs and big brains, suggesting the two features evolved together ...