Scientists at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute's campus in Front Royal work to conserve ...

The self-taught artist who transformed salvaged wood into towering abstract sculptures gained international recognition late in life. Thaddeus Mosley, a self-taught American sculptor renowned for ...

Luthiers are craftspeople skilled in making string instruments – guitars, violins, violas, cellos, double basses. Their hands carve, chisel, gouge, varnish, and fit together various types of inanimate ...

A good wood turning gouge isn’t just sharp — it’s precise, balanced, and built to last. Instead of buying one, I forged this tool from raw steel. From shaping the profile to heat treating and grinding ...

Roof rats are common in Arizona's urban and suburban areas, often found in trees, on roofs, and in dense landscaping. Signs of roof rats include small, pointed droppings, gnaw marks, and scratching ...

Mario Miralles spent decades acquiring the spruce and maple for string instruments worthy of Yo-Yo Ma and Gustavo Dudamel. Then he was forced to evacuate. Mario Miralles spent decades acquiring the ...

Eben Etzebeth, the Springboks lock serving a 12-week ban for eye-gouging Alex Mann of Wales, has claimed it was “never intentional”, contradicting the verdict of an independent disciplinary committee ...

Olympe de Gouges is a name you might remember from your history classes as another casualty of the French Revolution’s bloody Reign of Terror. It’s names like ...

Lead ingots dating back almost 3,000 years have been found with several broken-up bronze tools in a discovery which has excited experts. The hoard was unearthed by a metal detectorist near Dereham, ...