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 ...

Many unexpected human artifacts have been preserved, for centuries, in vulture nests. This sandal woven from grasses and twigs, called an agobía, is somewhere between 727 and 771 years old, ...

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 ...

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.

We know inhaling polluted air harms our lungs—but what about our brains? According to compelling new research, pollution may put you at higher risk of being hospitalized for one of the most common ...

In February 2023, as cruise missiles hit cities from Kherson to Kyiv, Mikhail Rusin lost heat and electricity in his home in Ukraine’s capital for almost a week. Overnight lows were around 14 degrees ...

Your brain isn’t built for endless stress. This overlooked emotion can hit the reset button. The northern lights, seen here over Tasiilaq Fjord, Greenland, in 2017, can trigger awe—a state scientists ...

A young Bosnian Serb had one plan to free his people from the monarchy of Austria-Hungary: kill Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the crown. The intricate assassination plan ended up setting off a ...

Biblical archaeologists are using ancient texts and modern technology to uncover possible clues to one of Christianity's biggest mysteries. Thomas Cole's 1828 oil painting entitled "The Garden of Eden ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Portland Police Chief Bob Day said Monday that his officers have city streets under control following large protests over the weekend at the South Waterfront ICE facility, where ...