This ancient queen of Palmyra conquered Egypt, captured Roman provinces, and nearly transformed her realm into an empire ...

Rapa Nui, 2,200 miles west of the mainland, is as rugged as it is remote — and an exploration offers blustery hikes, volcanic craters and villages of rock-hewn moai.

Tobacco hornworm caterpillars have no organs that resemble ears. Yet, scientists were able to figure out how they hear—and it ...

With some of the world’s clearest skies, the Elqui Valley on the edge of the Atacama Desert offers an unparalleled lens into ...

Growing research suggests the bacteria left behind by the common childhood infection may trick the immune system into ...

Could Spinosaurus swim? A new fossil with a scimitar-like head crest provides new evidence on the unsettled question.

Over time, these pancakes became the festival’s signature food. Known as a blini, or dense and yeasty buckwheat pancake, ...

When it comes to the story of women’s suffrage and the 19th Amendment, two competing myths dominate. The first is that when the amendment became law in 1920, all American women won the vote. The ...

Not many people get to experience the sea at night. But along Ireland’s coast, travelers can indulge in the magic of floating ...

It already exists in the natural world. Now, thanks to breakthroughs in genetic engineering, scientists have created ...

In addition to cycling through 12 animals each year, the Chinese zodiac also rotates between the five traditional Chinese ...

“Many confounding factors in real life—including lifestyle, UV exposure, occupational hazards, and immune status—can ...