Straddling the misleadingly named provinces of East and West Azerbaijan in Iran, Lake Urmia has been an icon of Middle Eastern geography since… well, pretty
Every now and then, we all need a little dose of something magical, and even better when that happens to be a world first. That’s
Spears work better when thrown from a height, but a surprising study finds the same does not apply to weapons launched from an atlatl (spear
A gathering serving up bear meat in North Carolina turned grizzly last year after the undercooked meat led to what the CDC suspects was an
In case you hadn’t noticed, fall is in full swing – and what could be more autumnal than a story about a really big pumpkin?
Scientists have long suspected a link between COVID-19 and diabetes, but it’s been unclear whether this association exists in children as well as adults. New
Microwaves are a pretty difficult topic to get your head around, at least compared to traditional “fire hot” methods of cooking. It turns out people
An asteroid discovered in 2019’s orbit has been mapped, revealing it as a Trojan of Saturn, meaning an object with the same orbit, but traveling
Going trekking into the rainforests of Madagascar sounds like a grand adventure – but for one team of researchers, it has also provided a bountiful
With some species reaching 1.8 meters (5.9 feet) in height, the majestic and ancient crane family look like they belong well and truly on the
For the first time, scientists have discovered animal life under the seafloor around deep hydrothermal vent systems. The new discovery challenges the old idea that
The Red Deer Cave People might have been some of the most unusual and mysterious humans to walk the Earth in the past 20,000 years.
Take a look at the first column of the periodic table. The elements in this group include some of the most common and useful ones
The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Mars Express has sent back new images of the south polar region of Mars, capturing features known as “cryptic terrain”
NASA has launched a new competition with an associated $3 million in prizes for help dealing with an old problem, as humans begin exploring the
A 5,000-year-old Neolithic site has been unearthed on a Danish island that holds an unusual secret: a stone-paved cellar associated with the Beaker Culture. The
Zimbabwe is the latest country to report cases of mpox, the first in its history. Two people, an 11-year-old boy and a 24-year-old man, are
