Archaeologists believe the piece was made by a skilled goldsmith and was potentially used as currency

Victor Higgins' "Aspens" and Joseph Henry Sharp’s "Oklahoma Cheyenne" had been missing since March 1985, when they were snatched in broad daylight

The natural marvels, which do everything from enabling acrobatic flight to insulating against Antarctic cold, continue to inspire new designs and technologies

The ancestors of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin built earthen mounds to grow crops. The site could be the largest preserved archaeological field system in the eastern United States

Previous research found that Asian and Formosan termites could produce offspring together, and now, scientists have found these creatures established in the wild

Millions get bitten by snakes each year, and tens of thousands of those victims die. Now, global health experts are trying to get those numbers down

A recent discovery of a dinosaur’s preserved gut contents offers the first direct proof that sauropods were plant-eaters

Narrated by Kevin Bacon, the 50-minute exhibition examines the history of rock music through media projected onto walls across a 4,000-square-foot gallery

First introduced in the 1930s, carnivorous Asian needle ants appear to be spreading across the United States

The iconic accessory would become one of the most expensive handbags in fashion history. Now, the prototype is heading to the auction block, where it's likely to fetch an exorbitant sum

After a 2017 windstorm toppled the crown of their oak tree in Minneapolis, John and Amy Higgins hired artist Curtis Ingvoldstad to transform their beloved tree into a giant pencil sculpture

The decision clears the way for the first cultured fish to join the small but growing alternative protein market

She spent nearly 40 years taking theater and dance pictures, providing glimpses behind the scenes and creating images that the public couldn’t otherwise access

Satellite imagery released by NASA features a giant brown streak where the storm sliced through the Daniel Boone National Forest

For years, experts thought a wreck near Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin, was the "Christina Nilsson." Recently, they realized it's actually the "Joseph Cochrane," which sank in 1870

A three-foot-long Antarctic gonate squid was spotted swimming 7,000 feet below the surface of the Southern Ocean

The animals that plummeted 85 feet into Wyoming’s Natural Trap Cave provide a layered history of life dating back to the Pleistocene

A century before LaCroix or Spindrift were refrigerator staples, factories in New York City were carbonating gallons and gallons of tap water each day

With funding for preserving the historic site in jeopardy, local officials are wondering what will come next for the 800-year-old structure

Infection by certain wrigglers may reduce inflammation and fight obesity and diabetes. Scientists are working to turn the findings into therapies