A new biography explores the remarkable feats of Virginia Hall, a disabled secret agent determined to play her part in the fight against the Nazis

Harjo, a member of the Muskogee Creek Nation, says the appointment "honors the place of Native people in this country, the place of Native people’s poetry"

The British Navy knew it couldn't completely disguise a ship to protect it from attack during WWI. So they turned to 'Dazzle Painting'

The USS Barb had an unusual target in its sights in 1945 - one that wasn't even in the water. It was a Japanese supply train on the island of Karafuto

During WWII, Nazi forces were preparing to take the coastal city of Tobruk and tighten their grip on North Africa

It's June 1945 and the USS Barb has just launched an unprecedented attack on the factories of the Japanese island of Shari

British Auxiliary Units were trained to sabotage the enemy in case of German invasion

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‘What on earth were they doing there?’ one researcher asks

Winds on WASP-76b blow gaseous iron into cooler regions, where it condenses and falls to the planet’s surface as liquid

The pint-sized institution, which opened last year, is filled with 1,000 feline-themed knickknacks that journeyed with their owners from Ukraine

At 5,000 years old, the weapon predates the era when humans first started using tin to make bronze

It’s not quite a meat dress, but Kaikaia gaga does boast some impressive horn-like appendages

But will that keep susceptible populations safe?

The positive outcomes won’t be immediately apparent, but will help reduce the strain on our healthcare system

The extent of the toy’s durability came as a 'surprise' to researchers behind a new study

In its first year, the class attracted more than 1,200 students. The online version is abbreviated, but free

A recent excavation located the first physical evidence of the capital of the Maya kingdom of Sak Tz'i', founded in 750 B.C.

No SARS-CoV-2 infections have yet been detected in our closest living relatives. But there is precedent for viruses jumping from people to other great apes

With no new infections reported in Hubei province in recent days, restrictions are easing up—but experts worry about possible 'second wave' of cases

The spacecraft Hayabusa2 hurled a four-pound copper ball toward the asteroid's surface at about 4,500 miles an hour to create an artificial crater

Matilda McCrear was just 2 when she was captured and brought to Alabama on the "Clotilda"

The bacterial strain can break down some of the toxic components of polyurethane plastic

Over his five-decade-plus career, the "Strega Nona" author contributed to more than 270 books

Female dolphins, it seems, aren’t immune to the allure of a harmonizing boy band

New calculations show that the ring of light surrounding a black hole is actually made up of infinite subrings that can’t be seen with current technology

Geoscientists noticed the normal rumbles of human activity picked up by their instruments have died down as much of the world ground to a halt

Audible's new service is aimed at school-age children participating in distance learning but features selections likely to appeal to all

Researchers found that almost half of the mountain lions they tested showed signs of plague infection

Nuclear bomb tests caused a spike in a radioactive form of carbon that accumulated in living things

The planet's temperatures spike around the latitudes where auroras show up

Ceramics artist Eny Lee Parker hosted a contest that asked quarantined creators to imagine their ideal rooms

The art within Shing Yin Khor's virtual world represents a sassy response to the game's built-in natural history museum

The nine classes span contemporary art, fashion and photography

Perhaps the cigar-shaped object is a shard from a shredded planetary body, a computer simulation suggests

This eruption is the longest since 2018 when the volcano caused a deadly tsunami

These cliques wear pink every day of the week

Major League Baseball players and team employees to participate in 10,000-person COVID-19 study