In a matter of minutes, thieves climbed a ladder and smashed display cases before fleeing the scene with eight valuable ...

In the two centuries since the Gothic novel's publication, the English writer's tale of a science experiment gone wrong has ...

While surfing at Steamer Lane, a popular surf spot, 21-year-old Isabella Orduna felt a “nip” on her foot. She rolled into the ...

An excess of gamma rays in the center of our galaxy could mean scientists have finally detected dark matter particles—or not ...

Today, in the New England Journal of Medicin e, researchers announced that they restored some vision to elderly patients with ...

Commissioned by the Russian emperor Nicholas II, the diamond-covered Winter Egg is expected to fetch $27 million when it goes ...

The temporary structures will return next month—but in the meantime, visitors will enjoy rare unobstructed views of the ...

Blaming the British for the destruction helped persuade some wavering colonists to back the fight for independence. But the ...

What made the U.S. Post Office Department decide to start its airmail service so early, before air travel was even common?

Largely outshone by fossils of horses, the earliest camels are getting another look from scientists determined to sort out ...

Scientists and community members in Altadena are testing ways that California species can assist efforts to rebuild ...