Leonardo da Vinci was the illegitimate son of a notary and a woman whose identity remains shrouded in mystery. He died in ...

For more than five centuries, Leonardo Da Vinci has been celebrated as a visionary artist, scientist, and inventor, known for ...

An analysis of the sloth family tree suggests three different groups of the animals evolved to gigantic sizes in response to ...

Newly discovered evidence of Australia's earliest species of tree frog challenges what we know about when Australian and ...

Why it's awesome: The hoatzin is often regarded as one of the world's strangest birds. Hatchlings are born with clawed wings ...

One winter morning in suburban New Jersey, Vladimir Dinets stopped at a red light — and saw something he couldn’t believe.

The Science for Kids kits the Dollar Tree sells are: 1) Gel Balls (Orbeez knock off) 2) Instant Snow 3) Slime-y jell-o crystals 4) Crystal Trees NOTE: These kits are recommended for kids 8 years ...

My street got leveled by 150-mph winds. Why do I feel somehow at ease? The wind was whipping up, but I ignored it. I was at ...

Pressed into a piece of rock is the flattened, 47 million-year-old body of a cicada. Measuring about 1 inch (26.5 millimeters ...

A study explains how age reshapes the blood system. In both humans and mice, a few stem cells out-compete their neighbors and gradually take over blood production. The loss of diversity results in a ...

Advisers to the FDA will debate if the virus has mutated enough since last winter to require a tweak to the formula.

Lightning strikes claimed three lives and injured five others in West Bengal's Nadia and Jalpaiguri districts. Victims in ...