The bright blue pigment that adorns the Bust of Nefertiti’s crown can now be used to study molecular biology

Traces of lead pollution frozen in a glacier confirm that British lead production waned just before the death of Thomas Becket

Due to COVID-19, Art + Action's "Come to Your Census" project has pivoted from posters and events to social media and online outreach

The worms are 283-times more abundant than they were in the 1970s, which might be a sign of healthy marine ecosystems

These flying reptiles patrolled the African skies some 100 million years ago

Visitors can get up close and personal with augmented reality versions of historic globes recently digitized by the British Library

A treasure trove of new fossils unearthed in Australia reveals some raunchily-positioned bugs

The classically trained actor is reading a sonnet a day on Instagram

Researchers lifted the ancient Egyptian mummy out of her coffin for the first time in 100 years and, to their surprise, uncovered the ancient artworks

The story of two bored art lovers who found a way to "a-mouse" themselves

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

Starved of resources, these hardy bacteria still eke out a living, suggesting life forms could survive in the harsh habitats on other planets

Mary Pearson, who was briefly engaged to the writer's brother, may be the real-life counterpart of Lydia Bennet from "Pride and Prejudice"

The show ran for just five days before the London museum closed due to COVID-19

The severity of this year's bleaching is second only to 2016, during which a third of the reef’s corals died

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 bidet-like suite of devices detects abnormalities in feces that could flag signs of certain cancers

A new analysis of ancient ostrich eggs at the British Museum underscores the interconnectedness of the ancient world

Called "Social Distancing, Haiku and You," Alan Nakagawa's project will result in a sound collage that interweaves a multitude of voices

With many zoos and aquariums closed to the public, keepers let animals roam empty hallways to meet their neighbors

In the wild, only about one in 20 caterpillars grows up to be a butterfly

Biologist Tagide deCarvalho created this award-winning image of the tardigrade using fluorescent stains

New research indicates that Iron Age Britons venerated brown hares and chickens long before modern Easter celebrations

New scans suggest unhatched dinosaurs reabsorbed a set of teeth during development

Sourdough librarian Karl De Smedt has traveled the world to gather more than 120 jars of starters

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

Some 50 artists around the Prenzlauer Berg district displayed works of art for passersby to enjoy

An online exhibition from the National WWI Museum and Memorial features recipes detailed in 1918 cookbook

Doctors and nurses are attaching smiling photos of themselves to the outside of their protective gear to maintain connections with patients

Buyers can ask for a mix of their favorite genre or seek booksellers’ recommendations

The creator behind the reptilian repertoire hopes many more pet museums are in the works

Blossoms contort and twist back into optimal pollination position after getting bumped and battered

The "lost" apples will help restore genetic, culinary diversity to a crop North America once produced in astonishing variety

The project hasn’t yet been greenlit, but a proposal just got major funding to explore the potential for the lunar observatory

'The break in the scientific record is probably unprecedented,' one ecologist says

The computer program can identify canine versus human feces based on DNA sequences in samples

"Occupy White Walls" allows players to design their own art galleries—and explore others' out-of-the-box creations

Research suggests bronze blades, thought by some to be too fragile for combat, were deadly weapons across ancient Europe

The purplish-blue pigment, derived from a Portuguese fruit, fell out of use by the 19th century

The prickly perch is an exciting sign of success for the birds, which came off the endangered species list in 2007

The two NASA astronauts will lift off from historic launch pad 39A, used for the Apollo and space shuttle missions

The nearly 2,800-mile-long walking route runs all the way around the English coast

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Study suggests alleged exoplanet may have been a cloud of asteroid debris

The Archaeological Institute of America launched its Build Your Own Monument challenge early to inspire families quarantining at home

After missing years of shears, the voluminous creature had ballooned to about five times the size of a typical sheep

The ancient throwing stick may have been used by Neanderthals or an even earlier hominin