Researchers discover how woodpecker skull geometry keeps powerful pecks stable, allowing the birds to hammer wood thousands of times safely.

Imagine sprinting full-speed into a solid oak tree at 15 miles per hour — and then doing it again and again, 20 times per ...

Picture a crisp morning in the Nilgiris hills or the lush forests of the Western Ghats, where the sharp sound of a woodpecker ...

A 10,500-year-old skull of wild cattle on a stake found in northern Germany may reveal one of Europe’s earliest burial rituals.

The rocker, 57, wore his trademark gothic white make-up as he walked the snow covered catwalk during Enfants Riches Déprimés's Fall/Winter 2026 show.

IAN Huntley’s daughter has told of her relief over the Soham monster’s death and said: “We should flush his ashes down the ...

The males of the species prepare for mating season by excavating nests for the approval of the females — and even other birds and animals.

Read an exclusive except of Richard K. Morgan's standalone book about a World War I veteran looking for a baby stolen by a powerful fae.

Are we all material—tissues and veins—or is there some nonmaterial substance, some essence, that transcends the corporeal ...

In paleontology, lineages that drop out of the fossil record and then re-emerge after long periods are termed ‘Lazarus taxa.’ ...

Survivors describe the terror when gunfire erupted outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden on West Sixth Street in Austin, ...

One of his finest songs was written about the struggles of his friend Nick Drake, but John Martyn had his own demons, as those close to him knew all too well.