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Princess Diana's 'Revenge Dress' Is Heading to Auction for the First Time in Nearly 30 Years

A Rare Nazi-Looted Painting, Lost for Some 80 Years, Turned Up in a Real Estate Listing. Now, a Judge Has Ordered It Returned to Its Rightful Heirs

Watch an Elusive and Ethereal Bigfin Squid Float Above the Seafloor Off Central California

Scientists Find a Trove of Denisovan Fossils and Tools in Southwest China, Giving an Unprecedented Glimpse Into Our Extinct Cousins' Lives

A Finnish Metal Detectorist Was Shocked to Unearth a Trove of Viking Age Silver in His Hometown. Then His Detector Went Off Again

Did You Suffer a Sweltering August? You Weren't Alone. It Tied for the Month With the Hottest Global Temperatures on Record

Designers and Computer Scientists Create New Decoy Fonts That Humans Can Read but A.I. Bots Cannot

Ancient Rome’s Largest Fresco and Mosaic Complex, Featuring Depictions of a Mysterious Maritime City, Opens to the Public After 2,000 Years

Archaeologists Discover the World's Oldest Evidence of Habitual Drug Use in the Teeth of a Hunter-Gatherer Who Lived Up to 25,000 Years Ago

For Decades, Scientists Thought an 'American Cheetah' Once Roamed North America. Turns Out the Extinct Cat Wasn't a Cheetah

Could Artificial Intelligence Help With Early Diagnosis of Schizophrenia?

A Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Kept a Man Alive for a Record Nine Months, Allowing Him to Wait for a Donated Human Organ

In the Aftermath of 9/11, Milton Glaser, Creator of the 'I Love NY' Logo, Declared That He Loved New York City 'More Than Ever'

These 15 Riveting Photos of Firefighters in Action Showcase the Strength and Courage They Need to Risk Their Lives to Save Others

A.I. May Have Solved a Longstanding Math Problem With a Million-Dollar Prize. It Ignited a Controversy Over Who Gets Credit

Girl Scouts of America Announces a First for Its Iconic Cookie Lineup—One Created Exclusively for Dogs

Australia’s Second-Smallest Rock-Wallaby Reappears in a Region Where It Had Not Been Seen for 50 Years

The Life of Agatha Christie, the World’s Best-Selling Novelist, Goes Under the Microscope at the British Library

The Tasmanian Tiger Was Branded a Livestock Killer. New Research Challenges That Myth

The Tip of This Snake's Tail Looks Like a Spider. But Inside, Its Bones Are 'Bizarrely Normal'

A Psychedelic Compound Found in 'Magic' Mushrooms Might Prevent Debilitating Nerve Damage and Pain Caused by Chemotherapy

Archaeologists Uncover a Neolithic Sculpture of a Human Riding a Leopard That's 'Unlike Anything We Have Encountered Before'

Archaeologists Excavating a Roman-Era Cemetery in Poland Were Surprised to Stumble Upon a 5,000-Year-Old Necklace Made of 42 Teeth

To Researchers' Surprise, This Giant Dinosaur Laid Eggs in a Cold Climate

How Taiwan Became One of Asia's Most Surprising Sustainability Stories

A ‘Legendary’ 132-Year-Old Dime Recently Sold for More Than $1.2 Million at Auction. What Makes It So Extraordinary?

Peptides Are All the Rage, Promising Miracle Cures and Makeovers Delivered by Injection. How Did We Get Here?

This Hospital Ship Sank Off Albania's Coast During World War II. Now, It’s Teeming With Marine Life