On July 6, 1944, a blaze broke out at a Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey show in Hartford, Connecticut. At least 167 ...

In two recent studies, researchers suggest a weakening ocean current system is to blame for a persistent cold spot in the ...

So Parliament took a new approach. It passed laws—the Sugar Act and Stamp Act— to raise revenue directly, bypassing the ...

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The quintessential superhero has always stood for truth and justice, but the final part of his catchphrase has morphed to ...

Five paddlers journeyed from Taiwan to Japan’s southern Yonaguni Island in 45 hours. Their efforts provide new insights into ...

Civilizations from Stone Age Scotland to the eighth-century Maya to 13th-century African empires have used dry stone walling ...

Kenneth Griffin, the billionaire art collector and hedge fund founder, purchased the document that abolished slavery, as well ...

Researchers identified the likely planetary candidate’s infrared light after blocking out its host star’s overwhelming glare ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

Clouds play an important role in regulating the climate. Bright ones at low altitudes generally reflect solar energy away, ...

The burial belonged to a child who may have lived among fishermen from the Chancay culture, which thrived in Peru before the ...