Wildlife caretakers released the bird into the Southern Ocean after he'd put on some weight and regained his strength ...

Too late to save the ivory-billed woodpecker, Arthur Allen changed science forever with his seemingly simple idea ...

Starring Saoirse Ronan as a young mother, the film celebrates Londoners' resilience in the face of an eight-month Nazi aerial ...

Scientists say just 200 grams of the material could capture 44 pounds of the greenhouse gas per year—the same as a large tree ...

The monarch set fashion trends during her time, and the flower holder became a sought-after accessory in Victorian society ...

In a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, astronomers describe the youngest transiting planet ever found. It’s ...

Paleoanthropologists have learned a lot about Lucy, the world’s most famous hominin fossil, since she was discovered in 1974.

Found etched into clay cylinders in Syria, the strange symbols date to around 2400 B.C.E.—500 years before other known ...

The insects participate in elaborate courtships, are devoted parents, occasionally eat each other and have a gregarious ...

The "Gladiator" sequel centers on Lucius Verus, the secret son of Russell Crowe's character from the 2000 film. Both men ...

On this day in 1718, the Royal Navy attacked and killed Blackbeard, also known as Edward Teach, off the coast of North ...

Pig frogs are named for their low grunting sound, which sounds like a pig’s “oink.” They mostly call to attract female frogs, ...