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You don't get more hardcore than the lammergeier.

The asteroid that exploded over Luzon was not a threat—but it was a victory for our planetary defense systems.

Bull’s blood isn’t poisonous; so why did people think it was for centuries?

Schabmadonnen are part of a long tradition of edible relics.

The centuries-old cloth has a long history of stoking both faith and skepticism.

From centuries-old sacred rituals to energy drinks, one psychoactive plant has spread throughout the globe.

The winged residents have been lurking in the stacks since the 18th century.

Recent studies show just how tricky these trash pandas can be, from opening locks to nabbing DoorDash orders.

“It’s not just preserving seeds, it’s preserving our culture, our history, our way of life.”

Physicists recently created Coordinated Lunar Time, a time zone for our Moon.

Move aside Taylor Swift. In the 17th century, these songs were the pop music anthems of their day.

When nature’s rarest color shows up in food, it elicits a range of reactions.

The International Space Station is the first permanent human settlement in space—and the perfect setting to understand how our species might create culture off-planet.

In cases of rape and sexual violence, women had few other avenues for seeking justice.

It’s a spider! No, it’s a snake!

A museum outside of Athens preserves this fading custom.

This simple flavor has a cross-cultural and cross-generational appeal.

Hanno the elephant suffered much at the hands of power-hungry Europeans.