Largest historic fire death toll belongs to aftermath of 1923 Japan Earthquake
Fires that raged in the days following the 1 September 1923 magnitude 7.9 Kantō earthquake...
Historic snowfall chills Madrid slum to the bones
Days after its heaviest snowfall in 50 years, Madrid woke to its lowest temperatures in...
China launches historic Chang’e 5 mission to collect the first moon samples since 1976
The first lunar sample-return mission since the 1970s is underway.China's robotic Chang'e 5 mission launched...
SpaceX Crew Dragon launches 4 astronauts to space station in historic flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched its first operational space taxi flight for NASA...
Long-hidden ‘selfie’ of a medieval mason found in historic Spanish cathedral
During the 11th century, an unknown, lowly medieval mason held an important job: helping to...
Arctic sea ice goes through ‘historic’ loss in 2020
Arctic sea ice has been in decline for a while now, but 2020 is turning...
NASA spacecraft makes historic attempt to snag samples of asteroid Bennu
For the first time ever, a NASA probe has performed a sample-snagging operation on an...