A ‘stain on the fair name of our soldiers’: Remembering a Canadian riot that turned deadly in England in 1919

The story of Cunningham Sanitarium

Neptune Is a Windy, Chilly, and Baffling Planet. Let’s Go!

A Twenty-Four-Thousand-Mile Walk Across Human History

They spotted O.J. Simpson’s white Bronco, and the chase was on

Andrew Jackson slaughtered Indians. Then he adopted a baby boy he’d orphaned.

Where does your plastic go? Global investigation reveals America’s dirty secret

In the Hudson Valley, a Drive Back in Time

Some cities have tulips, some have cherry blossoms, but this Manitoba town has thousands of mating snakes

Reconstructing the Cost of the One Giant Leap

Food’s Texture Plays a Bigger Role in Diets Than Previously Thought

Could the Big Bang be Wrong?

Is 15 June 1215 the true date of Magna Carta?

When the Māori First Settled New Zealand, They Hunted Flightless, 500-Pound Birds

‘The truth about Chernobyl? I saw it with my own eyes…’

A real-time interactive journey through the Apollo 11 mission. Relive every moment as it occurred in 1969.

The US Has Allegedly Placed Malware Deep in Russia’s Power Grid

Upgrade Your Memory With a Surgically Implanted Chip

Breaking down the walls of scientific secrecy

Schoolgirls for sale: why Tokyo struggles to stop the ‘JK business’

The Strange Rise and Sudden Fall of the Florida Mayor Who Took on a SWAT Team

A Norwegian City Wants to Abolish Time

Video: See the evolution of over 2,000 world flags in under 5 minutes

The big business of safeguarding against U.S. school shootings

Dread and Decay in An ‘Abandoned’ Miami Beach Hotel

A deadly deer disease is spreading. Could it strike people, too?

In Stores, Secret Bluetooth Surveillance Tracks Your Every Move

Most ‘meat’ in 2040 will not come from dead animals, says report

The 100-calorie snack’s history is full of retractions, alleged misconduct, and a charismatic food researcher.

How flight suits have evolved to keep astronauts safe in space

Has the ball lightning mystery been solved?

Cooling effect of zebra stripes observed in the wild for the first time

The Fish Egg That Traveled Through a Swan’s Gut, Then Hatched

‘None of this happened the way you think it did’

NASA’s Cassini Reveals New Sculpting in Saturn Rings

Tehran’s Desert Ghost Towers look like a Zombie Movie Waiting to Happen

The Milky Way Has Battle Scars from Colliding With a Ghostly Galaxy

National Geographic’s updated map of the moon

‘I killed my classmate with a javelin on sports day’

He died after the family took him off life support. Then he walked through the door.

When America had an open prison – the story of Kenyon Scudder and his ‘prison without walls’

Nazis Killed Her Father. Then She Fell in Love With One.

A city built on water: the hidden rivers under Tokyo’s concrete and neon

Saturn’s Largest Moon Would Make an Unbelievable Vacation Spot

This psychologist explains why people confess to crimes they didn’t commit

Water on Europa—with a Pinch of Salt

If asked the right way, toddlers will choose broccoli over cake, study finds

NASA’s Getting Ready to Explore the Corpse of an Ancient Planet in the Asteroid Belt

These new toilets could solve a global problem

In the Aftermath of a Plane Crash

Glowing ‘Blue Tears’ in China’s Seas Are Incredibly Toxic — And They’re Growing

Dangling tape could be used to de-orbit old satellites

We Could Have Had Electric Cars from the Very Beginning

A giant species of trilobite inhabited Australian waters half a billion years ago

NASA: Solar Activity Forecast for Next Decade Favorable for Exploration

These Animal Migrations Are Huge — and Invisible

Here’s why women may be the best suited for spaceflight

Every Day at 5:00, Japan Tests Its Disaster Warning System With Folk Tunes

How modern life is transforming the human skeleton

Inside the Everest expedition that built the world’s highest weather station