A giant python was discovered curled up inside a toilet at a hair salon in Malaysia. The 12ft (4m) reptile was spotted at the bottom of the bowl when an elderly customer went to use the restroom in ...

In 1998, researchers discovered one of the most complete known human ancestral fossils in South Africa’s Sterkfontein Caves. Almost two decades later, Ronald Clarke, the paleoanthropologist who had ...

A python measuring 21 feet and weighing more than 200 pounds was captured this week behind a home in the Malaysian district of Jasin. The discovery of the enormous reptile left villagers “shocked,” ...

A space explosion detected this summer burned for days on end, making it the longest and most unusual gamma-ray burst ever seen. Gamma-ray bursts are the universe’s most powerful explosions. They ...

"This is certainly an outburst unlike any other we've seen in the past 50 years." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers ...

NASA has announced when the longest total solar eclipse of the century will occur—and you won’t have to wait long. Here’s what you should know. According to NASA's solar eclipse calendar, the longest ...

The "sacrificial complex" contained hundreds of bits of horse bridles and bronze beads, revealing a new aspect of ancient nomadic peoples' funeral rituals. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

An international team led by the University of Oxford has identified one of the largest rotating structures ever reported: a “razor-thin” string of galaxies embedded in a giant spinning cosmic ...

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The past eight decades have been the longest period without a war between great powers since the Roman Empire. This anomalous era of extended peace came after two catastrophic wars, each of which was ...

When I was growing up, the enticing aroma of Mom’s warm, buttery cinnamon rolls in the oven meant one of two things: it was Easter or it was Christmas. Although they have been one of my Mom’s all-time ...