There are about 1,000 tiny hairs on an elephant’s rugged trunk, all designed to help the animal feel, a new study found.

For many years the prevailing debate about the Maya centred upon why their civilisation collapsed. Now, many scholars are asking: how did the Maya survive?

Pachyderm whiskers are more flexible at the tip than the base, allowing elephants to complete delicate tasks with their incredibly strong trunks ...

Baker’s yeast isn’t just useful in the kitchen — it may also be built for space. Researchers found that yeast cells can ...

Gene Roddenberry is a name as popular as J.R.R. Tolkien and Frank Herbert, but unlike those two creators, Roddenberry's name ...

Perched on a knife-edge peak in Washington State, this fire lookout cabin defied logic and gravity. Built in the 1930s, it was used for only four years before being abandoned for unclear reasons. The ...

ICE and Border Patrol close sophisticated La Nueva Empresa cartel tunnel under Rio Grande connecting Juárez to El Paso.

Life may have started in sticky, rock-hugging gels rather than inside cells. Researchers suggest these primitive, biofilm-like materials could trap and concentrate molecules, giving early chemistry a ...

Is intelligent alien life really out there? With powerful telescopes identifying more potentially habitable planets each year, the possibility continues to grow. But what would happen if we actually ...

Sci-fi and horror make perfect partners, as some of the best movies ever tap into the strengths of both genres.

Hell’s Half Acre, an otherworldly alien landscape in a remote section of central Wyoming is reopening in May. The area was ...

From its unique landscapes at White Sands National Park and Bisti-Badlands/De-Na-Zin Wilderness to one-of-a-kind attractions ...