As the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 continues to spread, questions have been raised about the potential impact on food supply and availability and on livelihoods around the globe.

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Supai is so remote, mail is delivered by mule train

A digital-savvy historian discusses his popular @HistOpinion Twitter account

Museum closures and event cancellations abound as officials rush to contain the new coronavirus' spread

Pizza and pasta are pretty obviously out, but what are the other no-nos?

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

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

But will that keep susceptible populations safe?

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

Many teens have taken on the role, but not every Robin was a "boy" wonder

If Perseverance doesn’t launch this year, it will have to wait until 2022

Some sites have closed completely, while others are making modifications to promote social distancing

Delaying the Games for a year is considered by many to be the best course of action for public health

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

Titles related to "home-life" subjects—like preserving and canning—have also experienced a boost in sales

The country has shut down its museums and archaeological sites in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus

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

Illustrators are sharing artwork of Amabie, a spirit first popularized during the Edo period, on social media

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

Americans have some time before social distancing measures can let up—and every day counts

Thieves pilfered "The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring 1884" from the Singer Laren in the early hours of Monday morning

Storms reveal, then hide, the ship's sand-covered remains every decade or so

Hailing from all over Australia, the spiders were identified by a scientist who used to fear them

The impact that created Pluto’s 'heart' may have rippled through its ocean and damaged its rear

New research details the first forensic investigation of the Sylt concentration camp, located on the Channel Island of Alderney, since the end of WWII

New research suggests the civilization used huge enclosures to trap and stockpile live fish to support its complex society

The CDC recommends wearing a fabric mask in public where social distancing is difficult, like at the grocery store

Universities, libraries and museums are among the organizations seeking personal stories about the pandemic's effects on daily life

Nadia, a four-year-old Malayan tiger, is the first known animal to test positive for coronavirus in the United States

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

Select Andrew Lloyd Webber productions will stream on YouTube for 48 hours at a time

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

Though not as plentiful as the Perseids in summer, the Lyrids can serve up some serious fireballs

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

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