A species of jumping spider appears to enter a deep sleep phase that resembles rapid eye movement (REM) in humans, the stage ...
Engineers carefully removed the three masts of the SS Richard Montgomery, which sank in 1944 in the Thames Estuary near Sheerness, England. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images In August 1944, the American ...
The Bangka slow loris is still close to extinction, but new research suggests it continues to survive on a tropical Indonesian island. Conservationists are calling for stronger habitat protections and ...
New historical research shows how the city of Exeter hunted down accused witches while the rest of the country relented. Its prosecution of benign local sleuths shows how far the authorities were will ...
With roots in County Armagh and County Cork, the sport of road bowling is finding new life stateside, both as a fun pastime ...
In these clips, an electric eel in the lab attacks a dead fish attached to wire, which is shaken to simulate a struggle. The sounds represent the change in voltage level the eel is producing. (Video c ...
Why is the gunboat Philadelphia flat-bottomed? A look at how America’s oldest surviving warship was built, and what ...
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Carefully planned gardens provide visitors a place to relax and reflect during their visit to the Smithsonian.
Following low snowfall and record-breaking summer heat, the Italian Army is hunting for unexploded shells and bombs. "When ...
Invictibellatrix amberina was a long-clawed, tiger-size dinosaur that lived around 120 million years ago. It's helping ...
Martian samples this old are extremely rare and offer clues about the Red Planet's youth. This meteorite further hints that ...
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