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On his fourth flight, Don Pettit is once again sharing the art of astrophotography, capturing and posting pictures of Earth, satellites and space ...

"Save Arts: From Confiscations to Public Collections" features more than 80 works recovered by Italian authorities, including pieces by Andy Warhol and Salvador Dalí

Named "Ninumbeehan dookoodukah" by Eastern Shoshone students and elders, the creature burrowed in riverbeds to stay moist during extreme droughts ...

Researchers have discovered 32 needle fragments made from the bones of smaller animals. The tiny tools may have been used to sew insulated garments during the last ice age ...

Scandal dogged Edward VIII, a suspected Nazi sympathizer, even after he relinquished his crown to marry Wallis Simpson, the woman he loved ...

Parmigianino painted St. Jerome asleep on the ground in his 16th-century altarpiece--a choice that's still puzzling experts five centuries later ...

According to new research, Earth might have reflected less solar radiation last year than in any other year since 1940, a trend that adds to the planet's warming ...

Two new, preliminary papers identify a gene related to a cat's coloration. The work also explains why tortoiseshell and calico cats tend to be females ...

New research examines chemical signatures to determine the diet of a prehistoric boy and his mother, suggesting the Clovis people relied on mammoths for a large portion of their menu ...

The iconic shoes, which went missing for more than a decade, are now the most valuable piece of movie memorabilia ever auctioned ...