Dredging and pollution devastated the once-bountiful reefs. Careful science may help bring them back

Creator Richard O’Brien reflects on how the 1975 movie musical became a haven for the "marginalized and disenfranchised"

The sea lamprey looks like it’s from another planet, but this ancient creature has a surprising amount in common with humans

From tranquil temples to the bright lights of Tokyo, look at images that capture the “Land of the Rising Sun”

A new exhibition at the National Museum of Women in the Arts spotlights 40 women who found fame in the Low Countries between 1600 and 1750, including Koerten, Judith Leyster and Clara Peeters

The demand for data centers is growing faster than our ability to mitigate their skyrocketing economic and environmental costs

Researchers and student volunteers pick up what seabirds throw up, then examine it for clues about our impact on the environment

It might be among the first mammals to go extinct in North America after colonization. But can scientists prove it was even a distinct species?

Nearly three million visitors flocked to Canada to see the five identical sisters—the first quintuplets to survive infancy. The siblings later said the publicity destroyed their childhoods

A neurologist shares her thoughts and research about “ecstatic epilepsy” in a wide-ranging conversation on how we perceive the world—and create the world we perceive

These proposals sought to change the United States' name, abolish the presidency and the vice presidency, and set a limit on personal fortunes, among other measures

The epigenetic clock measures biological age and could help scientists assess the health of polar bears, dolphins, baboons and other threatened creatures "while recovery is still possible"

The April 1975 effort matched more than 2,800 infants and children evacuated from Vietnam with adoptive families. Today, the adoptees are searching for clues to their past—and reflecting on the complicated legacy of their evacuation

Dozens of personal belongings from the Rosebud Sioux tribe find their way home after spending decades in the Smithsonian collections

As coordinator of the Wildlife Confiscations Network, Mandy Fischer helps match trafficked animals—from alligators to jaguars to baby monkeys—with sanctuaries and care facilities

During the lesser-known 1943 Sobibor Uprising, several hundred Jews fled into the forests of Poland, where many were tracked down and shot. Fifty-eight Sobibor inmates survived the war

Published 75 years ago, "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" tells the story of four children who are evacuated from London during the Blitz

Largely outshone by fossils of horses, the earliest camels are getting another look from scientists determined to sort out the relationships and adaptations of these “absolutely bonkers” herbivores