Using well-preserved ancient DNA, researchers have created a life-like facial reconstruction of a woman who lived in ...

Tubman's 1863 raid, which destroyed seven plantations along the Combahee River in South Carolina and freed 756 enslaved ...

Scientists have found genetic evidence of an ancient group of people in Colombia with no modern-day descendants. It’s as if ...

The Cajun cooking craze nearly wiped out the species native to Louisiana, but conservation stemmed the tide. Now the fish ...

Though the B-17D was eased into the water in the trough between waves, it still struck with such force that bolted-down ...

Isolation allows creatures to thrive as their relatives perish due to the threats present on much larger landmasses ...

More than 1,800 years ago, the thousands of pieces formed colorful frescoes that covered the walls of a luxurious villa in ...

The lively songs and performances of Clifton Chenier, who would have turned 100 today, brought fans—including the Rolling ...

Now, scientists say the woman is the only known carrier of a new blood type called “Gwada negative.” It’s the only blood type ...

The stunt is part of an environmental organization's efforts to draw attention to the dangerous wildfires spreading through ...

At the new V&A East Storehouse, visitors can get up close and personal with 250,000 historic and culturally significant items ...

The small garden now features thousands of roses, violets, cherry trees and vines. Experts think a perfumer may have once ...