01/11/2018 - 13:27
It was a creature fit for
The Lord of the Rings, a giant burrowing bat that inhabited New Zealand. But it wasn’t fiction.
01/03/2018 - 21:39
The remains of a 6-week-old infant who lived 11,500 years ago in Alaska’s interior have revealed a previously unknown people believed to be the founding population of Native Americans.
12/05/2017 - 08:56
President Donald Trump's Dec. 4 decision to significantly reduce two national monuments has brought into focus central questions underlying how the U.S. government decides which land to protect:
11/08/2017 - 19:30
During his visit to South Korea, President Donald Trump reportedly called off a stop at the Demilitarized Zone after heavy fog rolled over the area.
10/26/2017 - 10:16
The National Archives today released some, but not all, of a trove of documents regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
10/25/2017 - 09:22
Thirty-four years ago, the U.S. invaded Grenada, a small Caribbean island that had undergone a coup.
10/18/2017 - 13:11
Athletes will not be forced to stand for the national anthem, an NFL official confirmed today. But while that decision has already become controversial, "The Star Spangled Banner" wasn't always a part of sporting events.
10/11/2017 - 06:52
A little over three decades ago this week, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev nearly nailed down a sweeping nuclear arms-control agreement.
09/21/2017 - 13:55
Before the Pilgrims landed, a group of English settlers attempted to make this country their home -- and no one knows what happened to them.
09/13/2017 - 15:05
The Vietnam War has been called the first war to play out in American living rooms -- reports were televised each evening. Now, a new film will bring it back into our homes, exploring the roots and lasting impact of the war.
