The alternative is finding out how to live on a planet suffering from chronic lung disease.

It may take a while to become as famous as Yosemite, the Grand Canyon, or Monument Valley, but the 12,000-acre Chiricahua ...

When a new dinosaur species is announced, we all probably share a similar image of how it was discovered: a team of sweaty paleontologists, meticulously removing layers of dirt to uncover a skeleton.

Our country has a long and tortured history with food pyramids. The original dietary schematic, unveiled in 1992, had a firm foundation of carbohydrates—the bread, cereals, rice, and pasta group. It ...

Myriad studies focus on human sleep, from mapping circadian rhythms to determining optimal sleep length. But we’re not the only creatures that need some shut-eye. The same is also true even of ...

For at least 8,500 years, the community inside Texas’ Bracken Cave has swelled exponentially every spring as up to 10 million free-tailed bats fly 700 miles north from various smaller roosts in and ...

Being an entrepreneur is a high-risk, high-reward endeavor, but a new study suggests one of those rewards may be a longer life. A team of economic researchers from the Stevens Institute of Technology ...

Originally, van Gogh’s work was thought to be just an artistic representation of a night sky. But when researchers surfaced a letter written by the painter mentioning Venus, some acknowledged that at ...

Europe is a continent that’s rich in history, but it’s also rich in prehistory. Sifting through the remains of tools, dwellings, and other artifacts, archaeologists have discovered a succession of ...

Weather conditions change second by second, which makes it a particularly dynamic subject for photographers. The violent and capricious nature of climate also makes for a fascinating theme for a photo ...

As any mom can tell you, having a baby takes a big toll. Growing an entire new human being inside your body demands a lot of resources, energy, and time and it can lead to dramatic physiological ...