The US' history goes back thousands of years, thanks to a wealth of archaeological sites that give insight into the first ...

Originally from South America, the charismatic tegu made its way to the United States via the pet trade of the 1990s. After ...

Throughout its centuries-long existence, the Hagia Sophia has been a place of worship for many different religions and ...

If you ever travel back in time to hang out with Homo sapiens around 41,000 years ago, pack some sunscreen – or better yet, a ...

Nearly 60 works from the famed Torlonia Collection are on view in Chicago.

New research shows they’re still protecting the land. Dense piles of oyster ... of the islands from today's rising sea levels. Ossabaw Island, Georgia is one of several barrier islands marked ...

Vibrant, traditional, and modern, Russia’s two major cultural centers represent centuries of the country’s rich and turbulent ...

For an alternative to the fast-paced capital and its crowded tourist haunts, consider the country’s small towns, shaped by ...

Pockets of water exist that are so salty they behave more like dense syrup than seawater. These deep, hidden lakes are called ...

Tardigrades (aka "water bears") are micro-animals that can survive in the harshest conditions: extreme pressure, extreme ...

Imagine a creature so immense, so breathtakingly large, that its shadow could swallow you whole as it soared overhead.

The crew members who were in the pilot seat of the Super Hornet and on the small towing tractor both jumped out before the jet and the tug went into the Red Sea. According to a defense official ...