The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

The National Capital Optimist Club has been serving DC-area since 1937. Over the years, the club has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to youth-based organizations in an effort to improve the ...

Early December of last year, we boarded a sleek longship in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam, its canals shimmering in the ...

Complex life, eukaryotes, traces its origins to a shared ancestor among the Asgard archaea, reshaping our understanding of ...

Another majestic evergreen cut down in the prime of life will take center stage at Rockefeller Center on Wednesday for NBC's annual tree-lighting spectacular.

• Diana Dretske is a historian curator at Libertyville-based Dunn Museum, operated by the Lake County Forest Preserves. She writes the Lake County History blog for the Forest Preserves. This is her ...

It has been seven years since 11 worshippers were killed inside the Tree of Life Synagogue. On Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman went inside and started firing at the three congregations. In 2023, he was ...

The Tree of Life is an iconic symbol found in religious folklore around the world. Typically, it has connections to ideas of fertility and eternal life. In mythology, it is often paired with a Tree of ...

This rendering shows the new sanctuary of the Tree of Life building. Construction is set to begin soon on a new complex to replace the former Tree of Life Synagogue. The new building will hold a ...

Dr. Joel S. Levine is a consultant and subject matter expert for the NASA Engineering and Safety Center in the areas of space and planetary environments. Dr. Levine worked for NASA from 1970 to 2011 ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...