It may take a while to become as famous as Yosemite, the Grand Canyon, or Monument Valley, but the 12,000-acre Chiricahua ...

The cries of babies are not just a nuisance. They are calls for help, honed by evolution to spur an immediate, ingrained response. When a human mother hears her baby crying, her brain elicits a “do-or ...

Europe is a continent that’s rich in history, but it’s also rich in prehistory. Sifting through the remains of tools, dwellings, and other artifacts, archaeologists have discovered a succession of ...

As any mom can tell you, having a baby takes a big toll. Growing an entire new human being inside your body demands a lot of resources, energy, and time and it can lead to dramatic physiological ...

Originally, van Gogh’s work was thought to be just an artistic representation of a night sky. But when researchers surfaced a letter written by the painter mentioning Venus, some acknowledged that at ...

Weather conditions change second by second, which makes it a particularly dynamic subject for photographers. The violent and capricious nature of climate also makes for a fascinating theme for a photo ...

In 1629, the Dutch East India Company ship Batavia set sail for Java in the East Indies, but never made it to its final destination. Instead, it ran aground on the Abrolhos Islands, a chain of small ...

LSD was a relative latecomer to long-established traditions of humans consuming hallucinogenic substances. But in a linguistic sense, it was the first psychedelic. In 1956, British psychiatrist ...

Of all our ancient relatives, the Denisovans might be the most mysterious. While fossils from these archaic hominins were unearthed nearly half a century ago, they were only determined to be a ...

The enduring global popularity of tea may represent a humiliating cultural defeat for the United States, but ultimately it’s for the best. That’s because tea contains loads of compounds with ...

In 2000, a doctoral student from Stony Brook University reported that chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarcticus) on the Antarctica peninsula were on the decline. But without solid baseline numbers ...

On October 18, 1963, French feline Félicette became the first “catstronaut” to head to space, landing safely by parachute after a trip of under 20 minutes. In that time, Félicette climbed to an ...