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The behavior, known as depredation, is becoming more common off the coast of Cape Cod, where fishermen are contending with a growing shark population.

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After becoming a new mother, National Geographic Explorer Nichole Sobecki set out to document how rising temperatures are ...

For most adults, too little sleep carries serious health risks. But rare natural short sleepers may be biologically wired to ...

Archaeologists excavating at Hadrian’s Villa outside of Rome have unearthed a marble slab dedicated to Summanus, the god of ...

Plan a woodland escape in this lush and little-visited corner of the Midlands — a riot of red, yellow and orange leaves come ...