A new paper reveals how Aboriginal people changed the landscape by burning, demonstrating how similar practices could help ...

Pour the sweet potato mixture into the pie crust. Bake for 40 to 60 minutes, until set. To check for doneness, insert a clean ...

Scientists have discovered traces of hallucinogens in a small vessel depicting an Egyptian deity that may have been used in ...

Each year, millions of straw-colored fruit bats descend on Kasanka National Park for a few months, and scientists are working ...

Southern operatives tried to light New York businesses on fire and bring the Northern city to its knees on this date in 1864 ...

As many wild populations decline, some city dwellers flourish—and may become a source for reintroductions to rural areas ...

On this day in 1542, the Battle of Solway Moss left James V enfeebled and ill, clearing the way for his young daughter, Mary, ...

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

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

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

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