How Kyiv Has Withstood Russia’s Attacks

Rare Indigenous eyewitness account of Battle of the Little Bighorn found in Ontario

The first aerial bombardment of the continental United States by a foreign power occurred on this day in 1929

Strange ‘reverse shock wave’ supernova is exploding in the wrong direction

New York mob hitman Dominic Taddeo, set to be released next year, escapes federal custody

‘This was our forever home’: floods, climate change and the end of one Alberta community

‘They called her crazy’: Watergate whistleblower finally gets her due

Beyond the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Staggering Photos Show Lake Powell Nearly Dried Up

Chernobyl’s Strange Black Fungi Have a Superpower

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Ancient smells reveal secrets of Egyptian tomb

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Why seed banks aren’t just for doomsday

Is There an Optimal Driving Speed that Saves Gas—and Money?

New Simulation Recreates an Early Time in the Universe That Still Hasn’t Been Seen Directly

On this day in 1898 a brilliant but troubled person was born

A Single Gene in One Species Can Cause Other Species to Go Extinct

Video: How magic helps us understand free will [06:52]

Scientists Have Finally Mapped the Whole Human Genome

Researchers Made a New Message for Extraterrestrials

People raised in rural areas have better sense of direction than city dwellers – study

Kevin Lee: The Briton who plays the bad guy in China’s patriotic movies

The Last Cell Tower in Mariupol

Kafka the hypochondriac

Mysterious, giant stone jars found in India

‘Why I Couldn’t Get Over My Brother’s Death’

How we lost our sensory connection with food

Luigi Russolo’s Cacophonous Futures

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Admiral Scheer – The Buried Battleship

Unraveling the mystery of parrot longevity

Mystery of comet 67P’s abundant oxygen is solved

11 years, 10 arrests, at least 62 women: how did Britain’s worst cyberstalker evade justice for so long?

The Government Made This Fake News Broadcast About a Nuclear Attack on Indianapolis

Researchers Use a Decommissioned Satellite to Broadcast Hacker TV

The gardens that have survived for centuries

Hubble reveals the most distant star ever detected

A Killer Parasite Is Wiping Out Hordes of Ants—in a Good Way

Astrophotographer takes photo of spacewalking astronauts, from Earth

New gene-therapy gel shows promise for treating rare ‘butterfly disease’

Cave worms could hold the secrets to a better life

Ancient helium leaking from core offers clues of Earth’s formation

Scientists Spot Signs of Huge Ice Volcanoes on Pluto

The Immortal Armour of China’s Jade Burial Suits

America’s Most Notorious Jewel Thief Breaks Down the Perfect Getaway Car

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How Kate Warne, America’s First Woman Detective, Foiled a Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln

This Is What a Nuclear War Between the U.S. and Russia Could Look Like

A NASA Scientist Has an Absolutely Bonkers Plan to Build ‘Cloud Cities’ on Venus

Banning The Grapes of Wrath in 1939 California

Massive Black Holes Shown to Act Like Quantum Particles

A Botanical Mystery Solved, After 146 Years

The Future of Digital Cash Is Not on the Blockchain

‘Nobody knows what happened’: the row over the non-vanishing Irish lake

Planet Nine: Astronomers narrow in on mysterious maybe-planet’s location

Mysterious Death of Carbon-Rich Star Plays Out Like Six-Ring Circus

On this day in 1951 a pipe bomb exploded in Grand Central Terminal. It was merely the first of many.

Overgrowth of Key Brain Structure Identified in Babies Who Later Develop Autism

Do We Really Need to Stretch?