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Scientists Have Sequenced an Ancient Egyptian Skeleton's Entire Genome for the Very First Time. Here's What They Found

A Bone Bed From the Dawn of the Dinosaurs Has Revealed the Oldest Known Pterosaur Found in North America

A Rare Interstellar Object Is Blazing Through Our Solar System, Marking Only the Third Cosmic Visitor on Record

Archaeologists Discover Roman Army Camp in the Netherlands—15 Miles Beyond the Empire's Northern Border

A Closer Look at the Kestrels, Hedgehogs and Other Wild Animals That Inhabit Rome

Rare Appearance of Two Novas at Once Illuminates the Southern Sky. Here's How to Get a Chance to See It

These Cod Have Been Shrinking Dramatically for Decades. Now, Scientists Say They've Solved the Mystery

Here’s How Superman’s Iconic Motto of ‘Truth, Justice and the American Way’ Evolved Over Time

Four Bewildering Bronze Lions' Heads With Slightly Different Facial Expressions Found in Ancient Roman Grave in Israel

Scientists Shed Light on the Mysterious 'Cold Blob' in the North Atlantic Amid a Search for Its Cause

Fishermen in the Brazilian Amazon Discover Enormous Funerary Urns Beneath a Toppled Tree

A Rare Copy of the 13th Amendment Signed by Abraham Lincoln Sells for a Record $13.7 Million

With Space Junk on the Rise, Is a Catastrophic Event Inevitable?

How a Deadly Circus Fire on the 'Day the Clowns Cried' Traumatized a Community—and Led to Lasting Safety Reforms

Rare Blanket of Snow Falls in Chile's Atacama, the World's Driest Desert

Gas Workers Digging Beneath the Streets of Lima Stumble Upon 1,000-Year-Old Mummy With Dark Brown Hair

This Dugout Canoe Made From a 12-Foot-Long Log Was Found Bobbing in a North Carolina River

Jewish Food Is Making a Comeback in Poland

Southern Hemisphere Gull Seen in Wisconsin for the First Time, Drawing Tourists for a Rare Glimpse of the Out-of-Place Bird

Readers Respond to the June 2025 Issue

See a Stunning Photo of New York City From Above in 1932

Ancient DNA Reveals That Men Moved in With Their Brides' Families in This Neolithic Settlement

Can a Medical Device Restore Your Balance?

A New Biography Offers the Most Intimate Portrait Yet of One of the 20th Century's Greatest Authors

At This Year’s Folklife Festival, the Kids Are All Right

A New Memorial Will Honor Elizabeth II With a Bridge Inspired by Her Diamond-Studded Wedding Tiara

Orcas Appear to Be Sharing Their Prey With Humans—but What Does It Mean?

These Medieval Monks Scribbled Notes in the Margins of Their Books More Than 1,000 Years Ago

Scientists Built a Canoe Using Only Prehistoric Tools. Then They Sailed the Dangerous 140-Mile Route Early Humans Traveled 30,000 Years Ago

Ultra-Bright Meteor Seen in Broad Daylight, Stunning Residents Across the Southeast

Why the Ancient Craft of Dry Stone Walling Still Holds So Much Appeal in the 21st Century

These Daring Revolutionary-Era Artists Promoted the Patriot Cause From the Heart of Enemy Territory

From the Coast to the Capital, Enjoy an Eyeful of Extraordinary Eastern Canada

More Than One-Third of Tuvalu's Population Has Applied for a 'Climate Visa' to Relocate to Australia

This Young Woman With a Cone-Shaped Skull Died After Suffering a Severe Head Wound 6,000 Years Ago

Need to Solve a Problem? Try Taking a Deep Power Nap for an 'Aha' Moment, Research Suggests

Divorce Papers and Sauce-Stained Sleeves Reveal the Personal Side of Napoleon's Rise and Fall

These Killer Whales Make Tools From Kelp to Massage Each Other in a Newly Discovered Grooming Behavior

Rare Amber Fossils Capture 'Zombie' Fungus Infecting Insects During a Time When Dinosaurs Still Walked the Earth

Long-Lost Treasures Emerge From Lake During Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts in North Carolina

Why You Should Love Durian, the World's Smelliest Fruit

The Colorful History of Tarot Is as Mesmerizing as the Decks Themselves

In a Milestone for Manhattan, a Pair of Coyotes Has Made Central Park Their Home

Go Behind the Scenes of the Running of the Bulls

The Louvre Invited 100 Contemporary Artists to Copy—and Reinterpret—Its Masterpieces. Here's What They Made

'Enigmatic' Dog-Sized Dinosaur Reveals a New Species That Scampered Around Jurassic North America

A Bold Finnish Artist Brought These Precious Little Hippopotamus-Like Trolls to the World 80 Years Ago

Astronomers Detected a Mysterious Radio Burst. It Turned Out to Be From a Dead NASA Satellite

Bricks From a Historic Atlantic City Church Are Getting a Second Life at the Smithsonian Castle

The James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Its First Direct Image Discovery of an Exoplanet