This model of the Enterprise underwent a two-year restoration project to return it to how it looked during the filming of the 1967 episode "The Trouble with Tribbles"—the last known modification of the ship during the show's production. bit.ly/3MByLJJ

These clever corvids have commandeered anti-bird spikes and begun using them as nesting material. bit.ly/3XDvyPh

Flying boats opened up travel destinations around the world—then they went to war. bit.ly/3AQkxCc

The short blade’s hilt was made in Edo Japan, and its journey to a German cellar destroyed during World War II is a mystery. bit.ly/4efALTN

An expedition this summer documented signs of deterioration on the wreck, but it also rediscovered the Diana of Versailles statue, the centerpiece of the ship’s first-class lounge. bit.ly/4gdzGh7

From Alaska to Peru and the Himalayas, glacial lakes are suddenly breaking free and causing deaths and millions of dollars in damages. bit.ly/3AXMwjD

New research suggests that the Romans defeated the Jewish rebels at Masada much more quickly than scholars previously assumed. bit.ly/47jHlGB

From the crown of the Christ the Redeemer statue to the riverbeds of the South American country’s clear-blue waters, there are Instagram-worthy scenes at every turn in Brazil. bit.ly/3XzzdyB

From tasting to hunting to hitching a ride, some fins have evolved for a variety of uses beyond swimming. bit.ly/4dYPymm

Archaeologists discovered a trove of rare silver coins on a small, remote island in the Mediterranean. bit.ly/4cXAVyk

James Earl Jones, the acclaimed American actor, has died at age 93. To mark his passing, we're looking back on this 2021 feature about his breakthrough performance in "The Great White Hope." bit.ly/3XngN2G

Quartz, which can generate electricity, attracts large chunks of gold when stressed and squeezed by seismic shaking, according to a new study. bit.ly/3XBaYjp

The troubled spacecraft conducted a “bull’s-eye landing,” but NASA officials still say they made the right decision to leave its astronauts on the ISS out of an abundance of caution. bit.ly/3B8rUF9

A joint European-Japanese spacecraft has made its closest flyby of Mercury yet, offering new snapshots of the rocky planet’s surface. bit.ly/3TkZONn

An ancient gold and carnelian necklace looted nearly half a century ago is finally returning to its rightful home. bit.ly/3ZhyxPy

A recent discovery made by gold miners in Siberia will help scientists get an even better understanding of the massive prehistoric animals. bit.ly/3AVoEwW

The tenth-century stone figurine, alternatively identified as a pig, a bear or a dog, sheds light on the lives of long-ago Norse children. bit.ly/47ibOVJ

This 17th-century painting, stolen in a 1979 heist, turned up at an auction in France in 2020. It recently returned home to Chatsworth House in England. bit.ly/47pb0yq

New programs in India are helping to reduce conflict between humans and the big cats by educating communities and helping those who have been affected by animal attacks. bit.ly/3ZldZFU

The Coney dog was spread across the eastern U.S. by various Greek and Macedonian immigrants in the 1900s and 1910s. #NationalHotDogDay bit.ly/3XecjeK