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

The 15th-century edition of Hafez's "Divan" will be sold at Sotheby's next month

Wildfires leave behind a patchwork of forest densities that can give bats more room to fly and hunt

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Built nearly 4,700 years ago as a tomb for the pharaoh Djoser, the structure underwent more than a decade of on-and-off restorations

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

The snails are an invasive crop pest that are known to eat more than just coffee rust

The Spanish Surrealist painted a series of 100 watercolors inspired by Dante's "Divine Comedy"

A new simulation points to a previously untold chapter in Titan’s history

A collection of 14 restored wooden statues, including a two-ton William IV, will be shown at the Box Museum in England

Their coloration is unusual. Their fate, sadly, is not

Similarities between lunar samples and Earth's makeup were throwing off a leading theory of the moon's origin

The burial site, which contains remains from both the Picts and the Norse, is at risk of disappearing due to coastal erosion

Two sites preserve around 50 footprints, a discovery that highlights the richness of prehistoric life on the island

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

After abdicating the British throne, Edward was appointed governor of the Bahamas, where he temporarily lived in a lavish home in Nassau

After four months of unexpected dimming, the red supergiant star has perked back up, and astronomers may have a new explanation for the fluke

Perhaps it was not just a massive slice that made Pizza Rat a true New Yorker

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

"This could be the oldest and longest-lived team ball game in the world," says one archaeologist

The new findings raises questions about the authenticity of a collection of texts known as the "post-2002" scrolls

The cats also cross the road an average of 4.5 times in six days, putting themselves in danger

After 85 years, officials plan to remove the old, undetonated bombs that were part of a 1935 plan to divert lava flow on Mauna Loa

Together, the paintings—including one by Anthony van Dyck—could be worth around £10 million if sold on the open market

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

New research hints at how different environments impact animal behavior and the spread of infection

New research reveals a Tang Dynasty woman's love for sports—and big-eared, braying equids

But will that keep susceptible populations safe?

The puzzling glyph, which bears some resemblance to the "squatting man" motif, suggests that insects have long held a place in human lore

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

Lead decontamination policies enacted in August are now in conflict with measures to prevent spread of COVID-19

The Library Street Collective's "We All Rise" coloring book features drawings by around 30 contemporary artists

Caernarfon, where the discovery was made, was key to Edward I's conquest of the Welsh

The findings further refute the outdated notion that humans' capacity for complex artistic expression evolved exclusively in Europe

Remarkable fossil hints at the traits birds evolved just before an asteroid wiped their nonavian dinosaur kin