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'All good here' : Titan sub crew's last words before implosion

    A fortnight-long public inquiry aims to uncover the facts about the June 2023 deep-sea disaster.

    SpaceX crew returns to Earth after historic mission

      The Polaris Dawn crew is back following a mission featuring the world's first commercial spacewalk.

      Astronauts reveal what life is like on ISS – and how they deal with 'space smell'

        As Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spend months longer than planned on ISS, three astronauts tell us what life is like in orbit.

        Titan sub disaster: Five key questions that remain

          A public hearing is set to examine the events surrounding the catastrophic failure of Oceangate’s submersible.

          Mystery tremors were from massive nine-day tsunami

            Scientists launched an investigation after being baffled by seismic signals picked up across the world

            Coal mine plan quashed by High Court

              A High Court judge rules the decision to give permission for the mine was "legally flawed".

              Butterfly thieves handed $200,000 fine

                Two Italian men were arrested at a Sri Lankan wildlife park after they were found with hundreds of protected insects.

                The great gene editing debate: can it be safe and ethical?

                  A UK law allowing gene-edited food has been paused and some British scientists fear being overtaken.

                  Which rural area will take the UK’s nuclear waste?

                    The UK's nuclear waste needs a permanent home - but finding a community willing to take it is tricky.

                    Anti-pollution law to threaten water bosses with jail

                      New legislation gives regulators more powers to tackle water pollution in England and Wales.

                      Striking images reveal depths of Titanic's slow decay

                        A new expedition finds that a large part of the railing at the ship's front has fallen away.

                        Badger culling to end in England within five years

                          Efforts to stop the spread of bovine tuberculosis will now focus on vaccinating badgers not killing them.

                          Baby boom prompts call to boost wild beaver population

                            A leading conservation group wants the government to give the go-ahead to bringing back beavers in the wild.

                            Why the skies turned red over the UK this weekend

                              Smoke from wildfires in north America has brought a "vivid" hue to skies above Britain ahead of a rare lunar phenomenon.

                              Brian May argues for better farm hygiene to protect badgers

                                The Queen guitarist has led a 10-year study to combat bovine TB spread and help end badger culling.

                                UK military satellite launches to boost space power

                                  British forces are about to get their first dedicated surveillance and reconnaissance satellite.

                                  Scottish isles may solve mystery of 'Snowball Earth'

                                    The islands could reveal why animal life first emerged on our planet after its biggest ever freeze.

                                    Watch: The Northern Lights seen from space

                                      A timelapse captured from the International Space Station shows the Moon setting into streams of aurora.

                                      400-year record heat threat to Great Barrier Reef

                                        The highest sea temperatures in 400 years could threaten the reef's survival, say scientists.

                                        Water firms to be punished for years of sewage leaks

                                          Thames Water, Northumbrian Water and Yorkshire Water face fines for repeated sewage leaks.

                                          Witness to Titan sub tragedy tells of fear and false hope

                                            Rory Golden, who was on the Titan sub's support ship when it went missing, recounts the experience.

                                            World's biggest iceberg spins in ocean trap

                                              A frozen block of ice far bigger than Greater London is captured in a vast pool of rotating water.

                                              Famous Stonehenge stone came from Scotland not Wales

                                                Stonehenge's famous Altar Stone came from Scotland not Wales as previously thought, new analysis shows.

                                                X-rays reveal tiny half-billion-year-old creature

                                                  The creature, the size of a poppy seed, dates back 520 million years and is almost perfectly preserved.

                                                  Government sets record budget for green energy auction

                                                    The government says its budget to support a renewable energy auction will rise 50%.

                                                    Complex life on Earth may be much older than thought

                                                      Scientists say they have new evidence that complex life on Earth began much earlier than previously believed.

                                                      UK getting more hot and more wet days – Met Office

                                                        The increase in the number of 'very hot days' of 30C or more has also been dramatic.

                                                        Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks

                                                          Studies of quakes detected from the planet's surface found it in the planet's rocky outer crust.

                                                          Europe's Ariane-6 rocket blasts off on maiden flight

                                                            After a successful launch, the upper-stage of the rocket goes on to experience an anomaly.

                                                            Satellite captures first-of-a-kind cloud image

                                                              A joint European-Japanese mission captures a space view of the internal structure of a cloud.

                                                              Musk's SpaceX to destroy retired space station

                                                                The California-based company will build a "tugboat" to execute the end-of-life disposal of the ISS.

                                                                Who owns the Moon? A new space race means it could be up for grabs

                                                                  A race for the lunar surface's resources is currently under way. What’s to stop a Wild West opening up?

                                                                  These Apes Dance Like Someone Is Watching

                                                                  • your-feed-science
                                                                  • Animal Behavior
                                                                  • Monkeys and Apes
                                                                  • Dancing
                                                                  • Research
                                                                  • Primates (Journal)

                                                                  Gibbons move with rhythm and intention. Dare we say style?

                                                                  SpaceX Capsule Returns to Earth With 4 Astronauts on Board

                                                                  • Isaacman, Jared (1983- )
                                                                  • Private Spaceflight
                                                                  • Space and Astronomy
                                                                  • Starlink Satellite Constellation (SpaceX)

                                                                  The SpaceX capsule, whose crew was led by the billionaire Jared Isaacman, splashed down near the Gulf of Mexico early Sunday.

                                                                  Starliner Astronauts Say What They’ll Miss During Extended Stay in Space

                                                                  • Williams, Sunita L
                                                                  • Wilmore, Barry E (Butch) (1962- )
                                                                  • Boeing Company
                                                                  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
                                                                  • International Space Station
                                                                  • Space and Astronomy
                                                                  • Private Spaceflight
                                                                  • Rocket Science and Propulsion

                                                                  Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore of NASA spoke from the International Space Station for the first time since their Boeing orbital transport returned to Earth uncrewed.

                                                                  A New Mini-Moon Is Being Captured by Planet Earth

                                                                  • Asteroids
                                                                  • Moon
                                                                  • Space and Astronomy
                                                                  • Earth
                                                                  • Solar System
                                                                  • Gravitation and Gravity
                                                                  • Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society
                                                                  • Research
                                                                  • American Astronomical Society

                                                                  It’s just a little guy, and not everyone agrees that it’s actually a mini-moon.

                                                                  Marmosets Call Each Other By Name, Study Finds

                                                                  • your-feed-science
                                                                  • your-feed-animals
                                                                  • Animal Behavior
                                                                  • Names, Personal
                                                                  • Monkeys and Apes
                                                                  • Artificial Intelligence
                                                                  • Language and Languages
                                                                  • Hebrew University
                                                                  • Wittemyer, George

                                                                  Marmosets are the first nonhuman primates known to use name-like labels for individuals, a new study suggests.

                                                                  First Private Spacewalk in SpaceX Capsule Achieves New Milestone

                                                                  • Space Exploration Technologies Corp
                                                                  • Private Spaceflight
                                                                  • Rocket Science and Propulsion
                                                                  • Protective Clothing and Gear
                                                                  • Space and Astronomy
                                                                  • Isaacman, Jared (1983- )
                                                                  • Gillis, Sarah
                                                                  • Poteet, Scott
                                                                  • Menon, Anna

                                                                  Jared Isaacman, the billionaire leading the Polaris Dawn mission, and Sarah Gillis, a SpaceX engineer, exited and re-entered their spacecraft in a test of commercial space technologies.

                                                                  Europeans Used Cocaine Much Earlier Than Previously Thought, Study Finds

                                                                  • your-feed-science
                                                                  • Bones
                                                                  • Archaeology and Anthropology
                                                                  • Cocaine and Crack Cocaine
                                                                  • Coca (Plant)
                                                                  • Europe
                                                                  • Milan (Italy)
                                                                  • Journal of Archaeological Science

                                                                  In human remains buried in an Italian crypt, researchers found evidence of cocaine use from the 17th century.

                                                                  10,000 Feet Up, Scientists Found Hundreds of Airborne Germs

                                                                  • your-feed-science
                                                                  • Research
                                                                  • Airlines and Airplanes
                                                                  • Microbiology
                                                                  • Fungi
                                                                  • Bacteria
                                                                  • Kawasaki Disease
                                                                  • Air Pollution

                                                                  In 10 flights over Japan, researchers found a host of bacteria and fungi. These high-altitude germs could help spread disease around the world.

                                                                  The Terrifying Way That Eels Escape a Hungry Fish’s Stomach

                                                                  • Eels
                                                                  • Fish and Other Marine Life
                                                                  • Animal Behavior
                                                                  • Research
                                                                  • Current Biology (Journal)
                                                                  • your-feed-science
                                                                  • your-feed-animals
                                                                  • Japan

                                                                  X-ray videos showed that some young Japanese eels demonstrated that they were not content to become a predator’s meal.

                                                                  How Does Pregnancy Change the Brain? Clues Are Emerging.

                                                                  • Brain
                                                                  • Research
                                                                  • Pregnancy and Childbirth
                                                                  • Parenting
                                                                  • Hormones
                                                                  • Women and Girls
                                                                  • Nature Neuroscience (Journal)
                                                                  • your-feed-science

                                                                  As hormones surge, some brain areas shrink in what scientists say may be a fine-tuning that helps mothers bond with and care for their babies.

                                                                  First Day of a ‘New Life’ for a Boy With Sickle Cell

                                                                  • Sickle Cell Anemia
                                                                  • Genetic Engineering
                                                                  • Therapy and Rehabilitation
                                                                  • Cromer, Kendric
                                                                  • Drugs (Pharmaceuticals)
                                                                  • Bluebird Bio Inc
                                                                  • Children's National Medical Center

                                                                  Kendric Cromer, 12, is among the first patients to be treated with gene therapy just approved by the F.D.A. that many other patients face obstacles to receiving.

                                                                  Titan Submersible Was Plagued With Problems, Investigators Say

                                                                  • Maritime Accidents and Safety
                                                                  • Submarines and Submersibles
                                                                  • Titanic (Ship)
                                                                  • United States Coast Guard
                                                                  • OceanGate Expeditions (Argus Expeditions Ltd)
                                                                  • Rush, Stockton (1962-2023)
                                                                  • Dawood, Shahzada (1975-2023)
                                                                  • Harding, Hamish (1964-2023)
                                                                  • Nargeolet, Paul-Henri (1946-2023)
                                                                  • Atlantic Ocean

                                                                  The deep-sea disaster killed all five people on board the vessel in 2023. The Coast Guard is holding its first public hearing on what led to the accident.

                                                                  Dr. George Berci, Whose Innovations Changed Surgery, Dies at 103

                                                                  • Berci, George (1921-2024)
                                                                  • Deaths (Obituaries)
                                                                  • Surgery and Surgeons
                                                                  • Innovation
                                                                  • Digestive Tract
                                                                  • Holocaust and the Nazi Era
                                                                  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

                                                                  He conceived many of the techniques and tools that have revolutionized minimally invasive operations and procedures.

                                                                  Three Medical Practices That Older Patients Should Question

                                                                  • Elderly
                                                                  • Medicine and Health
                                                                  • Dementia
                                                                  • Heart
                                                                  • Surgery and Surgeons
                                                                  • Spine (Body Part)
                                                                  • Pain
                                                                  • Research
                                                                  • Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research

                                                                  Some treatments and procedures become routine despite lacking strong evidence to show that they’re beneficial. Recent studies have called a few into question.

                                                                  Missouri Bird Flu Case Raises Prospect of Human Transmission

                                                                  • your-feed-science
                                                                  • Avian Influenza
                                                                  • Disease Rates
                                                                  • Cattle
                                                                  • Birds
                                                                  • Viruses
                                                                  • Influenza
                                                                  • Livestock Diseases
                                                                  • Missouri
                                                                  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

                                                                  A close contact of someone with bird flu became ill on the same day, the C.D.C. reported. But the second person was not tested, and the cause of the illness is unknown.

                                                                  W.H.O. Authorizes Mpox Vaccine, Clearing Way for Use in Africa

                                                                  • Vaccination and Immunization
                                                                  • Monkeypox
                                                                  • Epidemics
                                                                  • Government Contracts and Procurement
                                                                  • Developing Countries
                                                                  • Medicine and Health
                                                                  • Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa)
                                                                  • Africa
                                                                  • Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
                                                                  • Bavarian Nordic AS

                                                                  The decision is a crucial step in getting shots to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the center of the outbreak.

                                                                  Boar’s Head Shuts Down Virginia Plant Tied to Deadly Listeria Outbreak

                                                                  • Boar's Head Brand
                                                                  • Meatpacking Plants and Slaughterhouses
                                                                  • Food Contamination and Poisoning
                                                                  • Listeria Monocytogenes
                                                                  • Recalls and Bans of Products
                                                                  • Shutdowns (Institutional)
                                                                  • Deaths (Fatalities)
                                                                  • Labor and Jobs
                                                                  • Agriculture Department
                                                                  • Regulation and Deregulation of Industry
                                                                  • Jarratt (Va)

                                                                  The company said that the site would close indefinitely and that it would permanently stop making liverwurst. Union officials said the plant’s 500 workers would be given severance and offered relocation.

                                                                  Pollution May Affect the Color of City Birds, Research Shows

                                                                  • Birds
                                                                  • Feathers
                                                                  • Anatomy and Physiology
                                                                  • Urban Areas
                                                                  • Pollution
                                                                  • Lead
                                                                  • Hazardous and Toxic Substances
                                                                  • Research

                                                                  Recent studies show that certain feather pigments can help neutralize toxic pollution. It means darker, duller birds could have a survival advantage.

                                                                  This Chatbot Pulls People Away From Conspiracy Theories

                                                                  • Artificial Intelligence
                                                                  • Rumors and Misinformation
                                                                  • Conspiracy Theories
                                                                  • Research
                                                                  • Science (Journal)
                                                                  • Psychology and Psychologists
                                                                  • internal-storyline-no
                                                                  • your-feed-science

                                                                  In a new study, many people doubted or abandoned false beliefs after a short conversation with the DebunkBot.

                                                                  Elevated Lead Levels Found in Cinnamon Products, New Study Shows

                                                                  • Regulation and Deregulation of Industry
                                                                  • Poisoning and Poisons
                                                                  • Cinnamon (Spice)
                                                                  • Food Contamination and Poisoning
                                                                  • Lead
                                                                  • Recalls and Bans of Products
                                                                  • Hazardous and Toxic Substances
                                                                  • Food
                                                                  • United States Politics and Government
                                                                  • Baby Foods
                                                                  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
                                                                  • Consumer Reports
                                                                  • Food and Drug Administration

                                                                  Consumer Reports found lead in a variety of products, at a time when federal regulators are seeking authority from Congress to combat the problem of heavy metals in foods.

                                                                  U.S.G.S. Map Shows Detailed Landslide Risk

                                                                  • Global Warming
                                                                  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
                                                                  • Landslides and Mudslides
                                                                  • Rain
                                                                  • United States Geological Survey

                                                                  A new federal database helps users determine the likelihood of their community experiencing a landslide.

                                                                  Adderall, Vyvanse in Higher Doses May Be Tied to Psychosis Risk, Study Says

                                                                  • Amphetamines
                                                                  • Adderall (Drug)
                                                                  • Mental Health and Disorders
                                                                  • Research
                                                                  • Drugs (Pharmaceuticals)

                                                                  New research suggests that dosage plays a role in a rare side effect of A.D.H.D. stimulants.

                                                                  Lloyd Kaufman, Who Saw Answers Behind the ‘Moon Illusion,’ Dies at 97

                                                                  • Deaths (Obituaries)
                                                                  • Moon
                                                                  • Psychology and Psychologists
                                                                  • Eyes and Eyesight
                                                                  • Kaufman, Lloyd
                                                                  • Rock, Irvin (Dr)
                                                                  • Moon illusion
                                                                  • Long Island University
                                                                  • New York University

                                                                  He advanced the study of a millenniums-old mystery: why the moon appears larger on the horizon than it does high in the night sky.

                                                                  Dr. Chatbot Will See You Now

                                                                  • your-feed-science
                                                                  • Artificial Intelligence
                                                                  • Research
                                                                  • Rumors and Misinformation
                                                                  • ChatGPT
                                                                  • Search Engines
                                                                  • Doctors
                                                                  • Polls and Public Opinion
                                                                  • OpenAI Labs
                                                                  • Kaiser Family Foundation

                                                                  Americans are already turning to A.I. for health information in large numbers, new research suggests.

                                                                  How Trump and Harris Talked About Climate Change During the Debate

                                                                  • Global Warming
                                                                  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
                                                                  • Alternative and Renewable Energy
                                                                  • Presidential Election of 2024
                                                                  • Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline
                                                                  • Hydraulic Fracturing
                                                                  • Natural Gas

                                                                  Vice President Kamala Harris nodded to the urgency of climate change but also highlighted the country’s record levels of oil and gas production.

                                                                  Francisco Lopera, the ‘Country Doctor’ Who Upended Our Understanding of Dementia

                                                                  • Alzheimer's Disease
                                                                  • Rural Areas
                                                                  • Clinical Trials
                                                                  • Dementia
                                                                  • Genetics and Heredity
                                                                  • Drugs (Pharmaceuticals)
                                                                  • University of Antioquia
                                                                  • Lopera, Francisco
                                                                  • Colombia
                                                                  • Medellin (Colombia)
                                                                  • Latin America
                                                                  • your-feed-science
                                                                  • your-feed-health

                                                                  Francisco Lopera defied rebels, cartels and vampire bats to become a pioneering researcher of Alzheimer’s disease.

                                                                  Cholera Deaths Soar Worldwide Despite Being Easily Preventable

                                                                  • Cholera
                                                                  • Disease Rates
                                                                  • Deaths (Fatalities)
                                                                  • Vaccination and Immunization
                                                                  • World Health Organization
                                                                  • Epidemics
                                                                  • Poverty
                                                                  • Water Pollution
                                                                  • your-feed-science
                                                                  • your-feed-healthcare

                                                                  Fatalities spiked 71 percent last year, far outpacing the 13 percent rise in cases, the World Health Organization said.

                                                                  Polaris Dawn Astronauts in SpaceX Dragon Reach Record Orbit Above Earth

                                                                  • Isaacman, Jared (1983- )
                                                                  • Space Exploration Technologies Corp
                                                                  • Private Spaceflight
                                                                  • Space and Astronomy
                                                                  • Rocket Science and Propulsion
                                                                  • Records and Achievements

                                                                  After launching early on Tuesday, the billionaire Jared Isaacman and his crew traveled to altitudes not visited by any astronaut since the Apollo moon missions of the 1960s and ’70s.

                                                                  Francisco Lopera, Pioneer in Alzheimer’s Research, Dies at 73

                                                                  • Lopera, Francisco
                                                                  • Alzheimer's Disease
                                                                  • Brain
                                                                  • Deaths (Obituaries)
                                                                  • Doctors
                                                                  • Genetics and Heredity
                                                                  • Research
                                                                  • Colombia
                                                                  • University of Antioquia

                                                                  A neurologist in Colombia, he worked with the world’s largest extended family with Alzheimer’s and helped fuel research to prevent or delay dementia symptoms.

                                                                  K-Cup Pods Aren’t Recyclable, S.E.C. Says

                                                                  • Global Warming
                                                                  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
                                                                  • Recycling of Waste Materials
                                                                  • Fines (Penalties)
                                                                  • Advertising and Marketing
                                                                  • Keurig Dr Pepper Inc
                                                                  • Securities and Exchange Commission

                                                                  The agency said Keurig, in its financial filings, had claimed its pods could be “effectively recycled” but didn’t note that two big recycling companies wouldn’t accept them.

                                                                  ‘Imminent Threat’ Found at Boar’s Head Plant 2 Years Before Listeria Outbreak

                                                                  • Food Contamination and Poisoning
                                                                  • Deaths (Fatalities)
                                                                  • Bacteria
                                                                  • Food
                                                                  • Recalls and Bans of Products
                                                                  • Meatpacking Plants and Slaughterhouses
                                                                  • Mold
                                                                  • Meat
                                                                  • Listeria Monocytogenes
                                                                  • Agriculture Department
                                                                  • Boar's Head Brand
                                                                  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

                                                                  U.S. inspectors listed serious problems in 2022 that could have resulted in strict measures like a pause in production. But the plant continued operating, and some conditions persisted.

                                                                  Doctors Give Black Women Unneeded C-Sections to Fill Operating Rooms, Study Suggests

                                                                  • your-feed-science
                                                                  • Black People
                                                                  • Income Inequality
                                                                  • Pregnancy and Childbirth
                                                                  • Women and Girls
                                                                  • Caesarean Section
                                                                  • Health Insurance and Managed Care
                                                                  • your-feed-healthcare
                                                                  • Hospitals
                                                                  • Surgery and Surgeons

                                                                  Healthy Black women with low risk factors were far more likely to get C-sections than white women with similar medical histories, a large new study found.

                                                                  SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn Launch: What to Know About Planned Spacewalk

                                                                  • Space and Astronomy
                                                                  • Private Spaceflight
                                                                  • Kennedy Space Center
                                                                  • St Jude Children's Research Hospital
                                                                  • Space Exploration Technologies Corp
                                                                  • Musk, Elon
                                                                  • Isaacman, Jared (1983- )

                                                                  The mission is taking people farther from Earth than anyone has traveled since the end of NASA’s Apollo moon missions.

                                                                  Yale Settles With Patients Who Sued Over Painful Egg Retrievals

                                                                  • your-feed-science
                                                                  • Suits and Litigation (Civil)
                                                                  • Malpractice
                                                                  • Fentanyl
                                                                  • Infertility
                                                                  • Nursing and Nurses
                                                                  • Yale University
                                                                  • your-feed-healthcare

                                                                  Patients received “substantial” payments, their lawyers said, and the clinic agreed to staffing changes.

                                                                  7 Takeaways From the Seemingly Endless Fire Season

                                                                  • Global Warming
                                                                  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
                                                                  • Wildfires
                                                                  • Heat and Heat Waves
                                                                  • Fires and Firefighters
                                                                  • Western States (US)
                                                                  • Air Pollution
                                                                  • Disasters and Emergencies

                                                                  While the Line fire burns in Southern California, what can we learn from how a changing climate has affected an expanding fire season?

                                                                  Teen Girls’ Brains Aged Rapidly During Pandemic, Study Finds

                                                                  • Children and Childhood
                                                                  • Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
                                                                  • Brain
                                                                  • Research
                                                                  • Quarantine (Life and Culture)
                                                                  • Teenagers and Adolescence
                                                                  • Women and Girls
                                                                  • Anxiety and Stress
                                                                  • Depression (Mental)
                                                                  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
                                                                  • Neva Corrigan

                                                                  Neuroimaging found girls experienced cortical thinning far faster than boys did during the first year of Covid lockdowns.

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                                                                  A Thief Replaced This Iconic Churchill Portrait With a Fake. Two Years Later, the Original Has Been Recovered

                                                                    Investigators discovered that the original print of "The Roaring Lion" had been sold to a buyer in Italy

                                                                    See the Wonders of Bird Engineering in These Photos of Intricate Nests

                                                                      In a new book, a curator at England's Natural History Museum describes rare and interesting nests and eggs—from the house sparrow to the village weaver—and the lessons they hold for avian conservation

                                                                      This Remote Region in Spain Could Pay You Up to $16,000 to Move There

                                                                        Officials in Extremadura are hoping to attract digital nomads and tech workers in a bid to boost the region's shrinking population

                                                                        Easter Island's Ancient Population Never Faced Ecological Collapse, Suggests Another Study

                                                                          New DNA analysis adds to growing research indicating the famous Pacific island did not collapse from overuse of resources before the arrival of Europeans

                                                                          The Seven Most Interesting Discoveries We’ve Made by Exploring Saturn

                                                                            Scientists continue to learn new things about the planet, its sweeping rings and its many moons

                                                                            How to See a Stunning Supermoon and Partial Lunar Eclipse on Tuesday

                                                                              September’s full moon delivers a rare trifecta for lunar enthusiasts: a supermoon, a partial eclipse and a harvest moon

                                                                              This Forgotten Copy of the Constitution Discovered in a Filing Cabinet Could Sell for Millions

                                                                                The historic text, which bears the signature of Secretary of Congress Charles Thomson, was one of 100 copies ordered on September 28, 1787

                                                                                See 11 Winning Images From the Astronomy Photographer of the Year Contest That Showcase the Wonder of Space

                                                                                  From a solar eclipse to a dolphin-like nebula, these otherworldly sights are captured in sharp detail by astrophotographers from around the world

                                                                                  Basquiat and Banksy Take Center Stage at the Hirshhorn

                                                                                    At an upcoming exhibition, the Smithsonian museum will display works by the two boundary-breaking artists for the first time

                                                                                    Frank Lloyd Wright Designed His First Prairie-Style House When He Was 26. Now, It's for Sale

                                                                                      The young architect created the Winslow house for a couple living in a suburb of Chicago in 1893. The project would help launch his independent career