Forty years after the premiere of “Roots” captivated the nation, take a look back at the cultural phenomenon and its lasting legacy.
Astronomers at the California Institute of Technology have found evidence of what could be a massive, newly-discovered planet in the outer reaches of the Milky Way.
Check out five surprising facts about the author of “War and Peace” and “Anna Karenina.”
A 4,000-year-old, approximately 8-foot long leather manuscript, the oldest and longest of its kind ever found, was rediscovered in a museum storage space in Cairo.
Homo naledi, a strange new hominid creature with a mix of modern and primitive features, may shake up the evolutionary family tree—thanks to an accidental discovery and some social media outreach.
Scientists attempting to map the landscape near Stonehenge have made a remarkable find—a massive Neolithic monument that dwarfs the iconic landmark and may even predate it.
On the eve of World War II, a British stockbroker saved the lives of more than 650 children trapped in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.
The South Philadelphia native and highly decorated veteran was 90 years old.
