Prohibition aimed to curb male violence. Instead, it gave rise to female bootleggers, policy advocates, and a cultural shift ...

Found in the ancient city of Caracol, the tomb contained a rare jade mask, ceramics, and jewelry often linked to the Maya ...

Thousands of solar tornadoes swirl above the sun’s surface at any given moment. These remarkable photos give us a glimpse at these stunning cosmic phenomena.

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For more than 200 years, the São José Paquete d’Africa lay hidden off Cape Town’s shore. Its excavation in 2014 uncovered a ...

Few international visitors make it to this corner of the Mediterranean, where France’s head of state has vacationed since the ...

Pesticides, habitat loss, and light pollution are threatening firefly populations worldwide, but even in urban areas, some ...

In July, the southern German city of Ulm transforms its river into a dramatic stage where costumed jousters in boats vie for ...

Innovation is driving incredible new solutions to some of the biggest risks associated with pregnancy and childbirth in ...

Thanks to centuries of folklore, novels, movies, and TV shows, the tropes of vampires are carved deep into the popular ...

For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more ...

It’s up to us to ensure that progress keeps happening until every child, everywhere can benefit, and is given the chance for a happy, healthy life. Child mortality has been halved in the last 25 years ...