Since the time of the dinosaurs, cycad plants may have attracted insects using infrared light. It may be the world's oldest ...

Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope spotted huge stars leaking nitrogen in an early galaxy, hinting that such ...

These days, we would call them proprietary blends. But in the late 1500s and early 1600s, individual alchemists called the ...

I’ve written about the Pleiades star cluster before (“Orion and the Pleiades,” Jan. 12, 2023), in which I focused on the ancient Greek myth of the hunter Orion endlessly pursuing Mom, Dad and seven ...

Didn't have to go any further than our backyard firepit to enjoy this show - the eye of the solar storm opens up right above ...

The British Museum houses around 130,000 clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia written in cuneiform script between 3200 b.c. and the first century a.d. Since so few scholars can read the languages on ...

Archaeologists in Tiel uncovered a vast 4,000-year-old sanctuary used to track the sun’s position throughout the year. Built by Bronze Age farmers, the site’s wooden posts aligned perfectly with ...

Experience the Geminids Meteor Shower this December with Starscapes! Join exclusive camps in Kausani, Mukteshwar, and Coorg ...

From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for navigation — but windows into history, culture, and how we see the world.

After initial cloud cover created a playful hide-and-seek dynamic throughout the evening, the supermoon broke through repeatedly in striking displays of celestial drama, appearing initially with a ...

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Here's a look at the top events in St. Augustine and St. Johns County in the first week of December and beyond.