On May 12, 2022, an international team of astronomers led by scientists at the Harvard—Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics revealed the first image of a supermassive black hole ...

Most of the athletes that participated in the 126th  Boston Marathon on April 18, 2022, probably took some time to recuperate before embarking on another exhausting run. But not...

The fact that the Dionaea muscipula, or Venus flytrap, feeds on unsuspecting insects by luring them into its jaw-like leaves with sweet-smelling nectar has been known for centur...

Desmond Mpilo Tutu, a leading activist in South Africa's fight against apartheid, passed away on December 26, 2021. The 90-year-old retired archbishop, who also spearheaded the ...

Martin Luther King Day, which will be observed on January 17, 2022,  is about more than honoring the legacy of the American civil rights activist.  It is the only US federal hol...

On February 6, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Platinum Jubilee — 70 years to the day she became queen. The 95-year-old is the first British monarch and one of only four...

Russia's full-scale invasion of  Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022, is showing no signs of ending. While the brave Ukrainians have thus far succeeded in keeping the Russ...

Dr. Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright,  the first  female US Secretary of State, passed away on March 23, 2022. A statement released by her family revealed that the 84-year-old had...

On April 7, 2022, the U.S. Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the 116th Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The 51-year-old is the fi...