Plane stowaway: Who was Kenyan man who fell into London garden?

By migrating in huge herds, bison behave like a force of nature, engineering and intensifying waves of spring greenery that other grazers rely on.

Patterned markings on some Southwestern pots in the U.S. were used as a way to symbolize color in black-and-white arts.

You either love or despise the smell of wrinkled, weathered pages in well-used books, but scientists have discovered a way to harness that odor to help preserve rare texts.

In a major victory for privacy rights, a federal court in Boston today ruled that the government’s suspicionless searches of international travelers’ smartphones and laptops at airports is illegal.

This conceptual design reimagines the parking lot as something more productive.

Introduced in the late ’60s, the Futuro house was shaped like a UFO, contained built-in shag carpet, and could be delivered by helicopter. Unbelievably, it never caught on.

Companies are aggressively touting 3D mammograms, although there’s no evidence they save lives.

A password alone may not be secure enough. Tara Calishain shows you how to use two-factor authentication, an additional security step for your online accounts.

A team of international scholars versed in culinary history, food chemistry and cuneiform studies has been recreating dishes from the world’s oldest-known recipes.

For the second year in a row, January 1 brings thousands of classic copyrighted works into the public domain. Under U.S. law, works published any time in 1924 will enter the public domain on January 1, 2020. This includes books, films, artworks, sheet music, and other concrete creative works—but unfortunately not audio recordings. Below are some of the most important works losing their copyright.

Curated all publicly available documents related to Congress’s impeachment inquiry concerning President Donald Trump and Ukraine.

As UNESCO brings urgent awareness to Indigenous languages this year, a linguist considers whether saving languages is sentimental or critical.

“By disallowing black inmates to learn about their specific history, the state reinforces the incarceration cycle instead of empowering folks to thrive outside the system as free members of society,” said D. Gilson, a writer for ExpertInsuranceReviews.com

Dorothy Parton's Imagination Library now mails more than one million books per month across the U.S., Australia, Britain, Canada and Ireland

The cult classic was set in today's world, but how many futuristic predictions did it get right?

Book review: Linguistics in the Internet age charts a path from BBSes to T9 and beyond.

An anthropological study in the Samoan Islands explores the cultural purpose and biological effects of tatau.

​ One of the most influential microprocessors ever designed, the MOS 6502 is credited with ushering in the most rapid democratization of technology in human history.

No matter how small your budget, there's a Linux and open source conference you can afford—and should attend.

The painting was found hanging above a hotplate in an elderly woman's home in northern France.

Looking to share stories with your kids that reflect the positive in the world? These books bring to life tales of the innate goodness of our fellow humans.

Complete with quills, country dancing and rag curls, a country hotel is wooing dedicated Janeites to visit their favourite fictional world

Ahead of its opening, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is highlighting one major aspect of its holdings: costume design.

Stephen Morris forgot to pick up £250,000 Tecchler violin when he got off train in London