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We watched it with a whale anatomist to see if the cetacean science holds water.

All aboard!

The relationship between Rome's cultural heritage sites and the burger chain is long and contentious.

The wildcats are an example of resilience and adaptation.

The safe way to encounter horns this big.

The artisans of Aleppo keep plying their ancient trade, one bar at a time.

You'll never guess this dessert's key ingredient.

The regrettably named Posbury Clump could be yours for just $60,000 and change.

Only flush the “three Ps,” please.

Found in 1863 but not displayed till now, they spent 500 years concealed in a wall.

Glimpses of a century of everyday life.

Ornate netsuke were practical status symbols.

The Codex Argenteus—a beautiful and mysterious bible from the sixth century—is now safely stowed in Sweden.

The prize includes $15,000 to fund a meaningful, life-changing trip.

The country came together—and installed 350 million trees in just 12 hours—to combat climate change.

How a visit to Vesuvius shaped his prescient vision of a hot core.

Some associate him with a real-life Asterix, though less successful in resisting the Romans.

For half a century, researchers have been spilling chemicals in the waters of northwestern Ontario.