To avoid catastrophic global heating, countries need to phase out oil and gas as quickly as possible. The extraction and consumption of these fossil …
According to a new study, some of the world's first cities were completely destroyed 4,000 years ago after being exposed to a powerful combinatio…
Great Zimbabwe. Great Zimbabwe was the first major city in southern Africa, home to an estimated 18,000 people at its peak. Yet no one really knows w…
The fossil of a 185 million-year-old ancestor of crocodiles has been discovered on Britain’s Jurassic Coast. Parts of the head, backbone, and limbs o…
An eerily-perfect "whirlpool" of light in the shape of a spiral galaxy briefly appeared in the night sky above Hawaii. But what was it? It…
At least two individuals of the Pallas’s cat (Otocolobus manul) live in Sagarmatha National Park, Mount Everest region, eastern Nepal, according to …
Ants can be trained to detect cancer in urine, a new study finds. Although ant sniffing is a long way from being used as a diagnostic tool in human…
Sleep is essential for a person’s health, and people who feel tired on occasion often boost their energy levels by taking a nap or ensuring restful s…
A vintage illustration from the Papyrus of Ani, which dates to the 19th dynasty of the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt, circa 1250 B.C. There aren't…
Juventus are going through one of their toughest periods. The financial scandal in which the Italian club are immersed has earned them a 15-point …