Belle da Costa Greene, who was JP Morgan’s librarian, became a lively fixture at Gilded Age mansions, country retreats, ...

Radiation within the visible spectrum can appear black if it is low in power – more specifically, lower in power than its ...

A black hole infamous for strange features has once again baffled astronomers, this time with rapid X-ray flashes. What could they be?

precocious white woman plantation owner, and realizing that she struggled with the cultivation of indigo until an unnamed ...

Kidney disease affects millions of Americans, with Black communities facing disproportionately higher risks due to genetic factors, socioeconomic challenges, ...

In a groundbreaking follow-up to their 2019 reveal of the first black hole image, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) team has ...

The number of Black people living in the United States reached a new high of 48.3 million in 2023. That’s up a third (33%) since 2000, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of government data.

Dust particles obstruct the leaves' stomata, the tiny openings through which plants exchange gases with the atmosphere. This reduces the plant's ability to capture carbon and release oxygen.

Netflix’s Black Stories collection celebrates Black ... During the Civil War, white Southern farmer Newt Knight served in the Confederate Army as a medic. An abolitionist and pacifist, he ...