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Although it was just a byproduct of developing a new type of reactor, the generation of electricity from nuclear energy signaled a bright future ahead ...

The 16th-century artifacts were found during excavations in Arizona. Researchers say they may be the oldest firearms ever discovered in the continental United States ...

The new discovery is the first of its kind in New York state for at least 11 years and appeared in a county rich with mastodon remains ...

In 2018, fewer than 100 Sombrero ground lizards remained on Sombrero Island--but now, more than 1,600 of the critically endangered reptiles are scampering around the limestone landscape ...

Robert Smithson constructed the famous 1,500-foot-long land artwork on the shore of the Great Salt Lake in 1970 ...

While the distinctive coloration is thought to be a warning to predators, it also has intriguing implications for designing man-made materials ...

Discovered in central Germany, the 1,800-year-old silver artifact held a tiny scroll, which researchers have now deciphered using high-resolution scans ...

Researchers found that ancient Mesopotamians associated body parts with emotions, just as we do--but they discovered some hilarious differences ...

Perkins was America's first female cabinet secretary and the longest-serving Secretary of Labor ...

Published on this day in 1843, at a time when Christmas was undergoing great transformation, Charles Dickens' novel centered the virtues of kindness, charity and reform ...