When The Phantom of the Opera opened on January 26, 1988, there was no way to know that it would become the longest-running ...

Researchers tracking female bats in central Europe found they migrated much farther in a single night than previously thought ...

People lived in many parts of the Old World by then but had not yet reached Australia or the Americas. The bulk of the human ...

The Norwegian rocket incident, which took place on this day in 1995, marked the only known activation of a nuclear briefcase ...

The solitary fish named Mambo stopped eating and seemed to be missing its human visitors—so aquarists attached photos of ...

Beginning this Friday, January 24, giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are officially on view to the public at the Smithsonian’s ...

Archaeologists think the tiles once lined a Byzantine-era monastery. The complex also included a large warehouse and ...

The court rejected a case to send five African elephants to a sanctuary, saying they have no legal right to demand release ...

After spending centuries on a British aristocrat's estate in North Yorkshire, the marble masterpiece will be unveiled in ...

Seventy-five years ago, a Douglas C-54D Skymaster disappeared en route from Alaska to Montana. No trace of its crew and ...

Between 1848 and 1855, California produced an estimated 750,000 pounds of gold. After that the take gradually declined, and ...

Known for its distinct wildlife and breathtaking landscapes, Australia often appears on bucket lists of must-see destinations ...