Arthur Duncan, Talented Tap Dancer Who Broke Barriers, Dies at 97
The pioneering entertainer enjoyed a dazzling career that kept him dancing for decades
Archaeologists Unearth 3,000-Year-Old Wishing Well in Germany
The Bronze Age well was full of decorative ceramics, jewelry and other items likely used for ritual purposes
Scientists Guide Lightning Bolts With Lasers for the First Time
The technology could one day protect wider areas than metal lightning rods do, perhaps shielding airports and launchpads during storms
Oceans Break Record for Highest Temperatures Four Years in a Row
Warming oceans can drive sea-level rise and extreme weather
The Frick Adds Its First Renaissance Portrait of a Woman to Permanent Collection
The stunning 16th-century painting by Giovanni Battista Moroni is now on display
Why a London Museum Is Removing the Skeleton of an ‘Irish Giant’ From View
Charles Byrne asked for his body to be buried at sea. Instead, an anatomist bought his bones and displayed them to the public
Student Creates App to Detect Essays Written by AI
In response to the text-generating bot ChatGPT, the new tool measures sentence complexity and variation to predict whether an author was human
Neutron Imaging Reveals Tiny Bones Inside 800-Year-Old Pendant
The high-tech method allowed researchers to examine the artifact without opening it
Puget Sound’s Parasites Are Disappearing—but Don’t Be Glad to Say Goodbye
The decline, which was correlated with warming waters in a new study, is bad news for ecosystems
Why the Union Army Had So Many Boy Soldiers
A new book unearths the startling numbers behind underage enlistment during the Civil War