Researchers tracking female bats in central Europe found they migrated much farther in a single night than previously thought ...

People lived in many parts of the Old World by then but had not yet reached Australia or the Americas. The bulk of the human ...

The solitary fish named Mambo stopped eating and seemed to be missing its human visitors—so aquarists attached photos of ...

The Norwegian rocket incident, which took place on this day in 1995, marked the only known activation of a nuclear briefcase ...

Beginning this Friday, January 24, giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are officially on view to the public at the Smithsonian’s ...

Seventy-five years ago, a Douglas C-54D Skymaster disappeared en route from Alaska to Montana. No trace of its crew and ...

Scientists released an update to a model that maps the ever-moving pole and has significant implications for navigation ...

Last year, the team made headlines when it published a paper describing how metal lumps at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean ...

Between 1848 and 1855, California produced an estimated 750,000 pounds of gold. After that the take gradually declined, and ...

Archaeologists think the tiles once lined a Byzantine-era monastery. The complex also included a large warehouse and ...

Your body is a collection of cells carrying thousands of genetic mistakes accrued over a lifetime—many harmless, some bad and ...

Known for its distinct wildlife and breathtaking landscapes, Australia often appears on bucket lists of must-see destinations ...