Providing stimulation for your pet can be one of the most engaging things you can do as an animal owner, whether it be exercise, puzzle games, or toys to entertain your furry friend. Parrots have been ...

The Etruscan shrew, Suncus etruscus, is the smallest mammal in the world today. Adults weigh 1.8 to 3 grams (0.06 to 0.1 ounces), and their body length is 35 to 48 millimeters (1.4 to 1.9 inches), ...

“The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was founded in 1958 in response to the so-called Space Race with the Soviet Union to land the first man on the Moon. Today we find ourselves in yet ...

In 1930, Günther Roeder, a German archaeologist, unearthed the lower part of a statue that depicted Ramesses II, otherwise known as Ramesses the Great. Ramesses ruled the Nile Valley and the wider ...

Rings form from solid bodies coming too close to a planet. There is a range called the Roche limit: Within the limit, the ...

Starliner had its first crewed flight test planned for 2017 but it was postponed time and time again. The latest postponement ...

R ed squirrels – yes, the cute ones with furry ears from children’s books – have become the first identified animal host of ...

A wild Sumatran orangutan has been seen chewing the leaves of the Akar Kuning plant and applying the juice to a wound on his cheek, the first time this has been reported. The process went on for seven ...

Like many attempts to reconstruct aspects of human evolution, the Paleo diet is an oversimplification based on assumptions, guesswork, and modern mythology. To be clear, there are far unhealthier fad ...

Another key advantage of the Manta Ray UUV, as highlighted both by DARPA and Northrop Grumman, is that it can be shipped in ...

Scargill went on to look at whether a 2D universe (again, plus time) would be sufficiently complex to allow for complex life.

The Earth's magnetic field has changed direction many times over millions of years, sometimes accompanied by temporary ...