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The famed Bayeux Tapestry is returning to England in 2026 for the first time in more than 900 years. When the embroidered ...

Two local ordinances granted rights to at least 175 stingless bee species in Peru, which are culturally and spiritually ...

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The year’s most notable findings also include insights into dog and sheep domestication and a new species of manta ray in the ...

The sturdy, well-built structure was likely constructed on dry land at a time when sea levels were much lower than they are ...

The book has been donated jointly to Christ Church and the Bodleian Library, which are both part of the University of Oxford ...

Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...

This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

On January 1, 2026, copyrights will expire for comics, books, movies, musical compositions and other creative works from 1930 ...

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center turned 60 this year. We're celebrating with six of our favorite stories since ...