After most family gatherings were canceled last year, holiday get-togethers seem to be back. In fact, a recent report by the ...

One famous snail’s death highlights the plight faced by diverse Hawaiian snails, of which there were once hundreds of species ...

The last Chinese paddlefish ( Psephurus gladius) was seen alive in 2003, and they've been declared extinct. Due to their ...

For millennia, people have suffered from bunions, a painful condition that’s uniquely human. Here’s why—and how to ease the ...

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — A layer of frost clings to the grass on the morning Tony DeNicola sets out to check his trap. It’s ...

Scientists have discovered a two-foot-long salamander species in Florida and Alabama that has the spots of a leopard and the ...

Scientists are learning how muscles in motion can improve cognition and shield against diseases like Alzheimer's, paving the ...

With its clear waters and white-sand beaches, the Maldives has an otherworldly quality to it. This theme continues at the ...

The Grand Canyon is a gigantic geological library, with rocky layers that tell much of the story of Earth’s history.

Even with an unsteady return to travel, 2021 proved to be a time of renewed exploration. The photographs we published this ...

Legends and rumors trail the elusive Queen of Sheba through the rock-hewn wonders and rugged hills of Ethiopia.

Dozens of earthquakes rocked the region, but a tsunami didn't seem imminent. Then the massive waves began crashing in.