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In the early hours of 8 March 2014, flight MH370 took off like any other, but it never landed, and its disappearance shocked ...

Early stress drinking changes the brain, affects decisions, and increases risk of cognitive decline later in life.

A new analysis of genetic studies proposes that the cognitive capacity for language was already present at least 135,000 years ago.

In a distant part of our cosmos, an intriguing new world exists. This newly discovered exoplanet, identified as L 98-59 d, seems to play host to a rare type of planetary environment.

Spanning more than 66 million years, the Cenozoic Era shaped the world we live in today. From the rise of mammals to the ...

In Albany, Western Australia, Finnish artist Kari Kola has thrown beams across the night sky with a spectacle that may even be visible from space ...

These Northern Michigan hidden gems range from an underground river to a sacred rock, with wild scenery and lesser-known stops that feel genuinely memorable.

The irony of Winslow, Arizona, is that thousands of people zoom past it daily on Interstate 40, completely oblivious to the ...

Cottonwood and sycamore trees provide shade and habitat, willows line the riverbanks, and the whole ecosystem hums with life. It’s a reminder that water is precious in the Southwest, and that ...

Debunking alien claims matters, but so does telling richer, more compelling stories about how humans shaped their own past.