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After Motorcycle Daredevil Evel Knievel Failed to Clear 13 Buses on a Jump Attempt, There Was Only One Thing to Do: Try 14

Cold Weather and Apples Were Two Things the American Colonies Had. Industrious Scottish Immigrants Turned Them Into a Favorite Spirit

A Brief and Amazing History of the Pleiades, Stars That Captivated Ancient Civilizations and Inspired Poets

Electronic Eye Implant Restored Vision in Patients With Age-Related Macular Degeneration

'Feisty' Otters Are Once Again Hijacking Surfboards in Santa Cruz

Is This Mysterious Glow at the Center of the Milky Way Caused by Dark Matter?

Burglars Just Broke Into the Louvre and Stole Historic Crown Jewels in a Daring Daylight Heist

This Rare Fabergé Egg Might Set a World Record at Auction for the Third Time in Its History

You Can See the Parthenon Without Scaffolding for the First Time in Decades

Sea Otters May Be Small Marine Mammals, But Their Effect on an Ecosystem Can Be Huge

In Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein,' the Titular Scientist Laments His Nightmarish Creation. But the Real World Can't Get Enough of His Monster

Why Did the U.S. Post Office Start Airmail So Early? And More Questions From Our Readers

How the Hardy Boys Book Series Cracked the Case of Getting Kids Hooked on Reading

In January 1776, Virginia’s Port City of Norfolk Was Set Ablaze, Galvanizing the Revolution. But Who Really Lit the Match?

These Beautiful Microscope Photos Capture Tiny Pests, Spores, Sensory Neurons and Sunflower Hairs

After Decades of Decline, Some Good News Is Here for Green Sea Turtles

American Mountaineer Makes History by Skiing Down Mount Everest's Most Difficult Route

This Tiny Picasso Painting Went Missing While Traveling to an Exhibition in Spain

This Fisherman Was Digging for Worms in Sweden When He Stumbled Upon a Trove of Medieval Silver

Ireland Makes a Program Offering Basic Income for Artists Permanent

After the L.A. Fires, Locals Turn to Native Plants to Help Shield Homes From Flames and Clean Contaminated Soil

A Blood Test Can Now Predict a Mother's Risk of Postpartum Depression

Our Human Ancestors Were Exposed to Lead, and New Research Suggests It May Have Shaped Human Evolution

See 15 Remarkable Photographs of Camera-Ready Camels

Does Your Dog Love Chasing a Ball? Study Suggests Dog Toy ‘Addiction’ Is Real

Meet Jackie, a 1-in-30-Million Calico Lobster Caught Off the Coast of Massachusetts

Zora Neale Hurston's Forgotten Play Premieres on Stage for the First Time

Researchers Created Structures That Produced Blood Cells in the Lab—With a Process That Mimics Real Human Embryos

Researchers Just Revealed the First-Ever Image of Two Black Holes Orbiting Each Other

High in the Andes of Northern Chile, Hunters Once Used These Stone Wall Traps to Capture Prey

Chicago's Famous 'Rat Hole' Wasn't Actually Made by a Rat, According to a Statistical Analysis

Meet the Extinct Camels of North America, From Ice Age Giants to Sheep-Size Runners

Can This Controversial Brutalist Fountain in San Francisco Be Saved From Demolition?

How World War II Influenced 'The Chronicles of Narnia,' C.S. Lewis' Beloved Fantasy Novels

Scientists Resurrect 40,000-Year-Old Microbes From Alaskan Permafrost. What They Found Raised Worries About the Future of a Warming Arctic

The Mystery of the Ancient Roman Gravestone Discovered in a Family's Backyard Has Been Solved

Research Sheds Light on Why Women Live Longer Than Men—and Why This Pattern Will Likely Continue

You Can Now Walk Through the Colosseum's Secret Tunnel Once Used by Ancient Roman Emperors

This Chilling Recording Reveals Large Bats Catching, Killing and Eating Birds Midflight

See 15 Wondrous Winning Images From the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards

SpaceX Successfully Launches Giant Starship Rocket’s 11th Test Flight

A Real-Life Treasure Hunt Is Underway in These American Cities

Scientists Explore the Mysterious Lives and Longevity Superpowers of Naked Mole Rats

Study Finds High Levels of Mercury in Hair Samples From Indigenous Women in Peru and Nicaragua

Surgeons in China Perform First Pig Liver Transplant in Human Patient

A Guillotine Goes on Display in Marseille, Where the Execution Device Was Last Used 48 Years Ago

Meet 25 of the Ancient Egyptians' Most Significant Gods and Goddesses, From the Falcon-Headed Horus to the Sky Deity Hathor

Why Do Sharks Go Into Feeding Frenzies? A Case Study of a Recent, Unusual Attack on a Human Looks for Answers

These Jewish Prisoners Revolted Against the Nazis, Killing Their Guards and Escaping From a World War II Death Camp

A Human Face Was Carved Into This Stone Pillar in Turkey 11,000 Years Ago