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Jolene, By Dolly Parton (Bardcore/Medieval Style)

Good morrow! I have…

Each month this series from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division highlights an important discovery or memorable event. In this installment we focus on the first astronomer whose name we know.

Oftentimes when we cry, we feel a lump in the throat. Does a lump actually form, or is there some other explanation? Learn more on this Moment of Science.

There will always be things in the world that people simply won’t agree on. Politics, religion, whether or not pineapple should be on pizza. On the other hand, there are many other things that everyone seems to accept as truth. The sky is blue, two plus two…

United States Supreme Court case

The Oka Crisis (French: Crise d'Oka) was a land dispute between a group of Mohawk people and the town of Oka, Quebec, Canada, which began on July 11, 1990, and lasted 78 days until September 26, 1990 with one fatality. The dispute was the first well-publicized…

This is one of the only known birds to be toxic. Its feathers contain one of the most potent toxins known to science – but why?

This is India's one and only 'ambidextrous' school, which has more than 150 students who write using both hands together at the same time.

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So they can look more like you and me.

Swarming grasshoppers

If the Presidential Election of 1920 was the first following the ratification of the 19th Amendment, how many women voted in it?

The Vyne Ring or the Ring of Silvianus is a gold ring, dating probably from the 4th century, discovered in a ploughed field near Silchester, in Hampshire, England, in 1785. Originally the property of a British Roman called Silvianus, it was apparently stolen…

It’s the beak that lends the attire of the medieval plague doctor its surreal quality, but it wasn’t there just to scare

Many landlocked countries with no access to the open ocean maintain navies, which might seem odd at first. But once you realize that aside f...

Simulation of the flow of pouring ketchup from a bottle, explaining the

Nine of 10 people suffer from “phantom vibration syndrome” - where they mistakenly think their mobile phone is vibrating in their pocket - it has been claimed. Dr Robert Rosenberger, philosopher and

Genetically distinct fetal cells can remain in a mother’s body for decades after birth and can even incorporate themselves into her organs.

And yes, you can lease a helicopter to get there