Robert H. Goddard (1882-1945) is recognized as the father of American rocketry and as one of the pioneers in the theoretical exploration of space. Goddard dreamt of exploring the Earth’s upper atmosphere and ultimately space using rocket propulsion.

What history teaches us about how autocrats lose power — and how Putin might hang on.

“It was this all-consuming love affair in my 20,” says the ‘Breakfast Club’ and ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’ star of her career. Here’s why she stepped away—and decided to return.

The Underground Railroad conductor's understanding of botany, wildlife biology, geography and astronomy allowed her to guide herself and others to safety

Science has made a strong case for the year 536 as being one of the worst in human history, a year punctuated by volcanic eruptions, drought, famine and plague - and a year long winter.

What was one of the world's greatest undiscovered shipwrecks is identified on the Antarctic seafloor.

Lead researcher Dr. Milo Barham, from the Timescales of Mineral Systems Group within Curtin's School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, said the team devised a metric, which determines the "age distribution fingerprint" of minerals known as zircon within sand, shedding new light on the evolution of the Earth's surface over the last few billion years.

Eerie photographs recovered from the 1857 wreck of the SS Central America are now being published for the first time

The largest stones at the ancient monument may have embodied a calendar with 365¼ days each year, a new study says.  

Chemical and petrographic analysis bolsters earlier stratigraphic findings.

The Mitchell brothers’ porn masterpiece, featuring the first mainstream “interracial” sex scene in adult cinema, turns 50 this year. And it’s a fascinating cultural artifact.

The Marshall Islands was the site of a massive 1954 US nuclear bomb test and dozens more nearby. The tests absolutely devastated the small island nation, but the US — including President Joe Biden today — has steadfastly refused to make real amends for it.

In 1889, a mysterious respiratory illness emerged in Russia and then spread across the globe, triggering at least three waves of infection over the course of several years.

Two decades ago, we fought, trampled, and even killed each other over little sacks of beans. Today, we realize how stupid it all was — but our behavior hasn’t changed.

A stirring mosaic marks the spot where Ruggero Pascoli was killed in 1867, shaping his son Giovanni's prolific art.

The writer’s archaic shorthand has baffled experts for over a century. So they launched a deciphering competition for fans – with stunning results that cast new light on his love life and financial peril

Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert has shared her stories from the Auschwitz death camp for decades. Now, with the help of her great-grandson, she is amassing followers on TikTok as users flock to learn more.

While imprisoned for being a “reactionary,” physicist and engineer Zhi Bingyi began devising a system to help computing machines read Chinese characters.

Surviving Hell

Despite its pitfalls, literature has helped many women recognize, and come to terms with, their sexual desires.