In 1912, Charles Dawson claimed to have discovered the “missing link” between humans and apes. The fossil, known as Piltdown ...

Mundus, an eccentric charter boat shark hunter since the 1950s, led a fishing trip that landed an estimated 4,550-pound great ...

In 1916, a Polish scientist discovered how to create a mono-crystal, which later became the basis for integrated circuits and semiconductors.

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In the south-east of the continent at Budj Bim (Mount Eccles), modern science can tell us a volcanic eruption happened ...

When the International Space Station plunges to its fiery doom in 2030, its loss to science will be incalculable, even if it ...

Grumman’s first jet fighter and the U.S. Navy’s workhorse in the Korean War. Developed from the ashes of failed prototypes and powered by a British engine, the Panther roared into combat with heavy ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang goes on a nighttime hike in search of spiders, with Lisa Gonzalez of the Natural History Museum of Los ...

President Donald Trump appears to have ordered a return to nuclear testing after decades of uneasy but effective treaties ...

Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, UNEP Deputy Executive Director, stated that the Minamata Convention is driving global mercury ...

Political scientist Robert Putnam wants to fix the U.S.