With some of the world’s clearest skies, the Elqui Valley on the edge of the Atacama Desert offers an unparalleled lens into ...

Over time, these pancakes became the festival’s signature food. Known as a blini, or dense and yeasty buckwheat pancake, these buttery treats can be crowned with a variety of sweet or savory toppings ...

Could Spinosaurus swim? A new fossil with a scimitar-like head crest provides new evidence on the unsettled question.

In addition to cycling through 12 animals each year, the Chinese zodiac also rotates between the five traditional Chinese elements—earth, wood, fire, metal and water. A lantern set of horses during a ...

It already exists in the natural world. Now, thanks to breakthroughs in genetic engineering, scientists have created “supersilk.” And it’s poised to upgrade far more than our clothing.

Much like the Galapagos, the remote Sub-Antarctic islands—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—deliver otherworldly landscapes and ...

In late winter, the zodiacal light is visible in the evening in the Northern Hemisphere (false dusk) and in the pre-dawn morning in the Southern Hemisphere (false dawn). In early autumn, the timing ...

Goa’s beaches may draw the most visitors, but its most revealing experiences lie inland. Heritage neighbourhoods, protected forests, spice plantations and pilgrimage routes offer a slower, more ...

“Many confounding factors in real life—including lifestyle, UV exposure, occupational hazards, and immune status—can influence cancer risk,” says Tung. “As with many environmental exposures, ...

City surveyors in Melbourne Beach, Florida, heard an unusual chirping under a road on Feb. 9 while doing routine work, and thought it could be coming from rats. Instead, they discovered a 7-foot-long ...

Guinness World Records recently confirmed that Ibu Baron, a reticulated python ( Malayopython reticulatus ), is believed to ...