The twistflower and the milkweed now enjoy the protections of the Endangered Species List, the most successful and robust such law on earth.
A booklet used on the Moon is up for auction—the mission checklist worn by NASA astronaut Gene Cernan that is still covered in moon dust.
An adopted woman found her mother after decades of searching, allowing her to meet her grandmother just days before her death.
Feeling happy about getting older can help combat a common type of memory loss, according to a new study from Yale.
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Kenya and Tanzania, they are utilizing rats to cure disease rather than cause it, and to be a member of society, rather than an outcast.
Dave ended up spending half an hour cutting and fitting the PVC right there in the store, ensuring that everything was perfect for young Will
A component in the Chilean abalone's blood has been shown recently to be effective against bladder and prostate cancer,
A once-biologically dead river in southern India has been revived to the fullest extent thanks to local dedication and government involvement. A tributary of the Pampa and Achencoil rivers, the 4-mile-long Kuttamperoor River has for centuries been a source of life and drinking water for rural communities in Kerala. Irrigating more than 2,000 acres of […]
Its hooves were no impediment to the motion-activated door, and soon, the security staff had to get on the intercom to warn visitors
Is there a shape that could interlock with itself ad infinitum without ever replicating a pattern? Turns out, there is.
There's no shortage of MacGyver-like innovations in Africa, and Paul Waweru is a perfect example of that ingenuity.
The retirement village sometimes is able to rehome the elderly cats but otherwise, they live out the rest of their lives there.
FYI to the non-parents out there, it takes at least 15 pairs of shoes for a child to grow from a toddler to a teenager.
A couple gave up their life on land to live on a houseboat-and doing so saved them $27,500 every year.
A tiny controllable robot acts as a real-life 'Pac-Man'—identifying and gobbling up damaged cells in living things.
Kids with broken arms at one Chicago hospital never expected to leave with a piece of cast art designed just for them.
A mom in Argentina captured the moment when her baby twins mirrored their big brother's effort to make everybody laugh.
Salt marshes on the East Coast have accumulated soil more quickly over the past century-and some appear to be keeping pace with rising waters.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the lifesaving drug Narcan for over-the-counter use without a prescription for the first time.