A species of jumping spider appears to enter a deep sleep phase that resembles rapid eye movement (REM) in humans, the stage ...

New historical research shows how the city of Exeter hunted down accused witches while the rest of the country relented. Its prosecution of benign local sleuths shows how far the authorities were will ...

Why is the gunboat Philadelphia flat-bottomed? A look at how America’s oldest surviving warship was built, and what ...

With roots in County Armagh and County Cork, the sport of road bowling is finding new life stateside, both as a fun pastime ...

In these clips, an electric eel in the lab attacks a dead fish attached to wire, which is shaken to simulate a struggle. The sounds represent the change in voltage level the eel is producing. (Video c ...

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Invictibellatrix amberina was a long-clawed, tiger-size dinosaur that lived around 120 million years ago. It's helping ...

Following low snowfall and record-breaking summer heat, the Italian Army is hunting for unexploded shells and bombs. "When ...

Martian samples this old are extremely rare and offer clues about the Red Planet's youth. This meteorite further hints that ...

The brick was found at Tavsanli Hoyuk, an archaeological site in western Turkey. Humans and dogs in this region have had a ...

In a new study, researchers looked at museum specimens of the island’s flying foxes, spanning 150 years of history. They ...