Thousands of slate artifacts found on the Tibetan Plateau showcase the resiliency of early humans as they fanned out of ...

Veronika, a cow living in an idyllic mountain village in the Austrian countryside, has spent years perfecting the art of ...

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The phenomenon of listening bars originated in Japan — and in frenetic Tokyo they offer a unique way to switch off, wind down ...

In the late ’60s and ‘70s, anticipating the devastation of a Cold War-nuclear fallout, Chairman Mao directed Chinese cities to construct apartments with bomb shelters capable of withstanding the blast ...

The problem with PEDs use today is much more widespread and closer to home than many people believe, Pope warns. Both mass ...

The work marks the first time an Ice Age animal’s complete genome has been recovered from tissue preserved inside another ...

Moon dust is sharp, corrosive, and potentially fatal. NASA’s new electric force field shield is designed to blast it away.

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Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National ...

Scientists are using lasers, satellites and even sound to determine what is falling from the sky—but the best tool may still ...