Several key moments in Earth's history help us humans answer the question "How did we get here?" These moments also shed ...

Life thrives far beneath the surface, in places once thought too harsh for survival. In the shadows of Earth’s crust, tiny ...

Asia is set to suffer disproportionate losses of snow and ice. This must be the year that we turn around our emissions record ...

Czech explorers confirm that a hidden thermal lake in Leskovik (Albania) is the largest underground: 294,350 cubic feet.

A sweeping look at the vanishing American prairie and two crime novels set in Minnesota are this week’s offerings to our readers. “Sea of Grass”: by Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty (Random House, $32 ...

Chicago, a small hill that looks like a prop from an Indiana Jones contains many of the world’s best-preserved, most diverse ...

In a striking move that signals a new phase in the lunar space race, China and Russia have announced a joint plan to install ...

With a King Tut coffin and hieroglyphic mural designs, Black Earth Magical Cafe is like being inside a pharaoh’s home — or ...

At the core of most demands for the US empire, we’re asking for kindergarten ethics– is that a stretch? It’s what the climate ...

Founding members of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell, hold the notes of memory.

The North American prairie rivals the Amazon rainforest in its biological diversity, and it’s disappearing even faster.

Finding your signature scent takes time and patience, but knowing your zodiac sign could help give you a head start. Whether ...