Your brain uses some of the same language and cognitive systems for both reading and listening, but it also performs ...

Scientists have discovered the long-buried secret of a 17th-century French aristocrat 400 years after her death: She was using gold wire to keep her teeth from falling out.

A woman who lived and died 2,000 years ago in the Altai Mountains of Siberia is opening a new window into ancient tattoos.

Artificial sweeteners were introduced to offer a healthier alternative to sugar – but as a new study highlights, these ...

A small, retrospective study in a part of Utah known for poor air quality retraced pollution exposure levels in patients ...

An adopted embryo that was frozen for 30 and a half years has given rise to what some claim is the 'oldest baby' in the world ...

For humans, the predictable structure of a nursery rhyme melody helps make it simple enough for a child to learn. For a ...

According to a study published in 2021, the stressful sensations caused by seeing others fidget are an incredibly common psychological phenomenon, affecting as many as one in three people.

Sharks with frickin' lasers are tired news. Peacocks, apparently, are where it's truly at. Famous for their dazzling ...

You say potato, I say tomato? Turns out one helped create the other: Natural interbreeding between wild tomatoes and potato-like plants in South America gave rise to the modern day spud around nine ...

In November 2020, a freak wave appeared, lifting a lone buoy off the coast of British Columbia 17.6 meters (58 feet) high.

The Tintina fault stretches 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) across northern Canada, crossing the Yukon and ending in Alaska.