CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Museum of Science and Industry closed unexpectedly on Wednesday. The museum said there was last-minute scheduling to relocate some military artifacts from their archives. Some of ...

The spacesuit worn by the first Briton in space, the Russian capsule that brought Britain's first professional astronaut back to Earth, and the only flown-to-the-moon Apollo command module to be on ...

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Hundreds of obsidian artifacts have revealed where the Aztecs acquired the volcanic glass they used for tools, ornamental pieces or religious objects centuries ago — and their vast trade networks ...

The Yup’ik community was spared from much of the widespread devastation remnants of Typhoon Halong brought to Alaska earlier this month, but it experienced a different type of loss. The storm surge ...

The Museum's collections hold thousands of objects related to chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy, and other sciences. Instruments range from early American telescopes to lasers. Rare glassware and ...

CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- It was tough digging for archaeology students Erin Head and Matt Napolitano. Cold seeped through their wet suits. Dislodged river muck swirled through the water like cream ...

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