On Monday a large, wild, Asian elephant lumbered in on an unexpecting store owner in Thailand. The hungry mammal went straight for the sweet counter, and also devoured bananas and peanuts. The 27-year ...

When we think of distinctly American food, hamburgers, barbecue, fried chicken and apple pie are some of the staples that come to mind. But did you know that several of ...

Indigenous Quechua communities in Peru's Department of Cusco worked on Friday and Saturday (June 6 & 7) in an annual ...

Nurul Nazipah’s favorite dish to cook is one that involves going into the Muaro Jambi forest to pick from among 120 different ...

A runaway zebra was captured and airlifted back to its owner on Sunday (June 8) after a week on the loose in Tennessee, local ...

Bones discovered in a cesspit in Mallorca show this item was likely fried and served by urban street vendors to lower and middle class residents, study said.

Located roughly 300 miles north of Lima in Río Abiseo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Gran Pajatén complex ...

As archaeologists continue to study Küllüoba—a settlement of the Hattians, the Anatolian people who preceded the ...

From our favorite cities to see live music to our go-to noise-canceling headphones to take on a flight, we pick the year’s ...

The summer solstice, around 21 June, is the longest day of the year. This happens when the Earth’s axis tilts closest to the sun, making the sun appear at its highest point in the sky for those in the ...

A Maya Love for ChocolateThese paintings from the ancient Maya city of Calakmul depict the preparation and drinking of cacao. When did humans first start cultivating chocolate? It's not just a ...