The National Park Foundation is using 23 grants to give influential women and their stories a place of prominence at National Park Service sites across the country.

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It took University of Texas grad student Lisa Piccirillo less than a week to write a proof that solved the famous Conway Knot.
Pumpkin spice might be the reigning champion of dessert seasonings, but Cinnadust could steal the title.
Two asteroids are projected to swing by Earth in the coming months, but the odds of them causing a problem are very low.
It’s been a long year waiting for season two of ‘The Mandalorian,’ and you deserve a Baby Yoda succulent.
The universal language never quite changed the world, but enthusiasts and Duolingo users are doing their bit to change that.
In 1925, an article appeared in a Paris newspaper about the decaying condition of the Eiffel Tower. There was a passing comment in the piece about how the French government had considered that it might be cheaper to tear down the Eiffel Tower than to fix
From the plague to the novel coronavirus, myriad animal viruses have caused problems for humans—and many others haven’t.
Queen Elizabeth II’s purported favorite painting—a portrait by Rembrandt—will be included in the display.
A new study demonstrates that cows who had fake eyes painted on their rear ends were protected from lions who were fooled into thinking the cow had spotted them.
Earlier this year, American Girl asked kids to nominate people they know who have risked their lives and served their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic for its Heroes With Heart contest.
When Benjamin Franklin died in 1790, he left a small sum of money to the cities of Boston and Philadelphia with one condition: That they not spend it in full for 200 years.
'Miami Vice' star Don Johnson parlayed his fame in the 1980s and recorded a surprisingly well-received album.
The SS 'Portland' vanished into the Atlantic during a storm of the century, but we still don’t know exactly why it sank.
River Phoenix was just as captivating in real life as he was on the screen in his tragically brief career.
Your gut microbes might be yearning for their outdoor counterparts—and telling your brain to go find them.
Thinking of enrolling in one of the coronavirus vaccine trials being conducted around the country? Here's what you need to know.
Bonnie Tyler was singing about lovestruck vampires long before Twilight’s Bella and Edward came along.
The new Girl Scout cookie variety, which is called Toast-Yay!, is meant to look and taste like a slice of French toast.
Chances are you've got your fair share of virtual meetings scheduled for the next few months. Here are the webcams, lights, and other accessories you need to make them less of an annoyance.
About half of the 40,000 documents in the Library of Congress's Lincoln Papers Collection are now available to search and read digitally online.
“I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it.” —Ariana Grande and also the avaricious rats of Oxburgh Hall.