City pigeons have been around since Neanderthals roamed Europe. They served as a valuable food source back then, whereas now they’re decried as a messy nuisance. In fact, some cities have imposed ...

Nineteen-year-old U.S. Army Pvt. David Lewis set out from Fort Dix on a 50-mile hike with his unit on Feb. 5, 1976. On that bitter cold day, he collapsed and died. Autopsy specimens unexpectedly ...

Is there life elsewhere, or is Earth unique in the universe? This is one of humanity’s great unanswered questions. One way to approach this mystery is to investigate how life began here on Earth. Our ...

In the last few years, there’s been a lot of interest in calorie-restricted diets for weight loss. These can vary significantly, from intermittent fasting (where you restrict eating to a certain ...

In the 1980s, the Indian Forestry Service was facing a deadly problem. Bengal tigers living in a nature preserve were stalking fisherman, honey collectors, and wood cutters, attacking them from behind ...

The Therizinosauria group of dinosaurs had a very distinctive look. These animals walked on two legs and boasted small, beaked heads at the end of long necks, a covering of feathers, and some of the ...

If you’ve ever lost some pocket change, it’s possible it could one day resurface as part of an archaeological study. Archaeologists began excavating beneath the walled garden of the Palazzo della ...

Our digital age presents a paradox, says Icelandic sociologist Vidar Halldorsson. Though humans are more connected and accessible to one another in a global and immediate way, our ability to actually ...

Sailors spotting sea serpents might not have been telling tall tales. The oarfish, with its blank eyes, feathered crest, and snakelike body that can grow more than 25-feet long, is a dead ringer for ...

Speech contains a lot of information in it besides just the content of your words. Pauses, tone, emphasis, and more can convey a lot of meaning on their own. But according to a new paper published in ...