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A Sinkhole Opened Up on a Busy Street in England, Revealing the Remains of a Massive Medieval Hospital

Museumgoer Posing for Photo Stumbles Into Portrait of Medici Prince, Damaging the Historic Painting

See How Marcel Duchamp Broke the Rules and Shocked the Art World Again and Again

Ten Stunning Nature Photos From the BigPicture 2025

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of ‘Jaws’ With 15 Shark Snapshots

With Their Bravery During World War I, These Daring American Women Doctors Proved Their Might to Folks Back Home

Scientists Are Tracking Worrying Declines in Insects—and the Birds That Feast on Them. Here's What's Being Done to Save Them Both

The World's Oldest Boomerang Is Even Older Than Scientists Thought, a New Analysis Suggests

Why Were Ancient Statues of This Egyptian Female Pharaoh Destroyed?

These Colorful Satellite Views Reveal Our Forests in Unprecedented Detail and Showcase the Potential of the New Biomass Mission

See a Vibrant, Colorful Mosaic Discovered at an Ancient Roman Settlement in France

How the Beloved 'Peanuts' Found Its Way to Define the Modern Comic Strip

Mysterious Radio Pulses Found in Antarctica Seem to Defy Physics, and Researchers Are Trying to Trace Their Origins

When a Lumberjack's Imagination Ran Wild, He Created More Than 200 Sculptures in Wisconsin's Northwoods

Scientists Are Just Beginning to Understand How Life Makes Clouds, and Their Discoveries May Drastically Improve Climate Science

When 'The Wiz' Debuted on Broadway 50 Years Ago, It Sparked a Brand New Day for Audiences

America Deported Her for Publishing a Book Titled 'Lesbian Love.' Years Later, She Was Murdered by the Nazis for Being Jewish

A Search for the World's Best Durian, the Divisive Fruit That's Prized—and Reviled

Diane Arbus' Largest-Ever Retrospective Features Photographs of Society's Celebrated and Marginalized Figures

These Lizards Mysteriously Survived the Asteroid Strike That Killed the Dinosaurs—and Their Descendants Are Still Alive Today

See the Face of a 10,500-Year-Old Woman, Reconstructed by Archaeologists and Artists

See the Artworks That Explore the Forgotten History of Harriet Tubman's Civil War Triumphs

Ancient DNA Reveals Mysterious New Group of Humans in Colombia With No Genetic Ties to People Today

Can the Redfish, That Gulf Coast Culinary Icon, Be Brought Back From the Brink?

After Crocs and Lemurs Went Extinct on the Mainland, Many Survived on Islands for Millions of Years

Archaeologists Say They've Pieced Together the Ancient Fragments of the 'World's Most Difficult Jigsaw Puzzle'

How the Charismatic King of Zydeco Introduced the Music of the Bayou to the Nation

Climate Activist Throws Bright Pink Paint on Glass Covering Picasso Painting in Montreal

Doctors Detected a Mysterious Antibody in a French Woman's Body. It Turned Out to Be a Brand New Blood Type

This London Museum Lets You 'Order' Objects From Its Vast Collections—and Maybe Even Touch Them

See the First Breathtaking Images Captured by the Powerful New Telescope at the Rubin Observatory

Iconic 'Dragon Man' Skull Offers First Glimpse of What a Denisovan's Face Looked Like, New Genetic Studies Suggest

The 2,000-Year-Old 'Perfume Garden' in the Ancient City of Pompeii Has Been Restored to Its Former Glory

In South Africa, a Smart Gate Could Help Connect Elephants' Fragmented Habitat

How Do I Research Ancestors Who Sailed to America in the 1600s? And More Questions From Our Readers

Archaeologists Unearth Artifacts From One of the Nation's Oldest Schools for Black Children

Stunning New Image of the Sculptor Galaxy Captures the Cosmic Landscape in Thousands of Colors

Australian Moths Are the First Known Insects to Navigate by the Stars, Revealing a Migratory Superpower

This Medieval Sword Pulled From a Dutch Riverbed Is Marked With Intricate Copper Symbols

This Rare, 6,000-Year-Old Limestone Fertility Figurine Could Be Poland's Archaeological 'Find of the Century'

A Confederate Raider Fired the Final Shots of the Civil War in the Arctic, Two and a Half Months After Robert E. Lee Surrendered

These Gold Coins May Solve the Mystery of the 'World's Richest Shipwreck,' Confirming Its Identity as a Legendary 18th-Century Galleon

This Majestic Monkey Has Become a Beloved Neighbor for Millions in Vietnam

Over 600 Years, the Golf Ball Has Evolved From a Primitive Wood Sphere to a Smart Ball With Cutting-Edge Sensors

The World's Largest Camera Is About to Unveil Its First Photos of Space. Here's How to Follow Along With a Live Stream

Explore the History of the Planet With David Attenborough at This New Immersive Experience in London

Paul Cézanne's Hometown of Aix-en-Provence Is Finally Celebrating Its Most Famous Native Son

Scientists Discover First Known Sea Spider Species That 'Eat' Methane With the Help of Bacteria

Take a Look at the ‘Extraordinary’ 19th-Century Portraits Made With Some of the Earliest Methods of Photography

A Jar of Fossil Bones Long Stored at a Museum Led Scientists to Discover a Goblin-Like Lizard From 76 Million Years Ago