The Norwegian rocket incident, which took place on this day in 1995, marked the only known activation of a nuclear briefcase ...

People lived in many parts of the Old World by then but had not yet reached Australia or the Americas. The bulk of the human ...

The court rejected a case to send five African elephants to a sanctuary, saying they have no legal right to demand release ...

In places like Colorado and Minnesota, international teams of talented snow artists are creating larger-than-life ...

Beginning this Friday, January 24, giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are officially on view to the public at the Smithsonian’s ...

Seventy-five years ago, a Douglas C-54D Skymaster disappeared en route from Alaska to Montana. No trace of its crew and ...

Using ice core samples, researchers linked a natural disaster with a trove of nearly 5,000-year-old artifacts discovered at ...

The solitary fish named Mambo stopped eating and seemed to be missing its human visitors—so aquarists attached photos of ...

A company called BlueGreen Water Technologies aims to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere while also fighting algae’s ...

Scientists released an update to a model that maps the ever-moving pole and has significant implications for navigation ...

Last year, the team made headlines when it published a paper describing how metal lumps at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean ...

Known for its distinct wildlife and breathtaking landscapes, Australia often appears on bucket lists of must-see destinations ...