In stark black-and-white and stunning color, this year's winning photographs capture global events on a human scale ...

Inside the steeple of Old North Church and among the Southern Colonies, less familiar stories of the events from 250 years ...

The moment was caught on the camera as the quake rocked Southern California, offering a rare glimpse at how elephants react to danger. In the footage, the large mammals run around initially, then ...

Chinese researchers analyzed the first-ever soil samples returned from the far side of the moon, but further samples will be ...

Atlantic salmon exposed to a common anti-anxiety drug migrate faster, according to new research. That's not necessarily a ...

Most of what we know about the elusive creature comes from research on its remains found in whale stomachs, but scientists ...

“Going to a theater, with that large of a screen, really makes you feel like you’re part of it, and I think that’s what was ...

"The North Wind," painted while Emily and her sister Charlotte were studying in Belgium, is now heading to the Brontë family ...

Hotel magnate Conrad Hilton fulfilled his dream to purchase the Waldorf-Astoria in 1949. He called the luxury hotel on Park ...

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The creatures cruised the world’s oceans with features we often associate with marine mammals, such as coats of blubber and ...

Want to know the secret to happiness? Just ask the residents of Finland, which has been crowned the world’s happiest country for the eighth straight year. Finland once again took the top spot on ...