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

Archaeologists discover even more remarkable biblical scenes on the floor of a 1,600-year-old synagogue in Israel.

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

In order to understand the massive changes afoot in the warming polar regions, oceanographer Allison Fong is hunting for the ...

A new mouse study suggests that "beige" fat surrounding blood vessels can send calming signals to the arteries—revealing an ...

Once dismissed as sticks and forgotten in a museum, the 5,000-year-old tools show prehistoric people hunted whales far from ...

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

Preserved by dry, cool air and darkness, the cheetah mummies are offering scientists DNA insights into a lost population and ...

Sixty years ago, these freshwater springs and forests were drowned by a 9,500-acre reservoir. Could the ecosystem finally be ...

Travelers seeking adventure can explore the rainforest trails of Morne Seychellois National Park or the cross-island Mare aux ...

Along with collapsing buildings, flying debris, and stampedes of fleeing residents, various studies have blamed the ...

From Banner Elk to Hot Springs, these towns in the western part of the state have worked hard to rebuild after Hurricane ...