From detox diets to spot-reducing belly fat, some health fads just refuse to die. Here’s why these myths endure—and what science actually says about them. A runner sips a green smoothie before ...

Modern toads (Bufonidae) are among the most successful amphibians on the planet, a diverse group of more than 600 species ...

Tourists swim in a cenote, or flooded cave, outside Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The Yucatan Peninsula is dotted with thousands of these interconnected limestone caves, which are fed by a ...

For a sense of how truly enormous the FIFA World Cup is, consider this statistic. The last Super Bowl was watched by 128 million people, while the last World Cup Final was watched by 1.5 billion ...

The discovery of a stone long overlooked in a German museum suggests that Ice Age communities experimented with vivid hues far earlier than scholars believed. A stone artifact from near the end of the ...

The famous artwork was transported to a secure location on Friday in an operation that took over seven hours and involved a decoy truck for safety. Sewn by English women, probably in Kent, the Bayeux ...

New research finds new puppy parents sometimes struggle with time management and other issues. We asked experts for tips to ensure that all members of a household thrive. A female mixed-breed puppy ...

The rhythmic click of needles. The softness of yarn running over fingertips. The satisfying logic of knit, purl, repeat. Knitting—and other so-called “grandma hobbies”—is making a comeback, especially ...

A new book argues that the mother of Jesus was a powerhouse in her own right. Madonna and Child, c.1485 (oil on wood) by Giovanni Bellini, currently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Coffee is known for its robust ability to beckon a person from the depths of sleep every morning. More than two billion cups of coffee are consumed worldwide, per day. While some penchants for a ...