For more than a century, stories have circulated about unusually large human skeletons discovered in ancient burial sites. Old newspaper reports and historical accounts describe massive bones that ...

Giant tarantulas are among the largest spiders found in North America and can appear intimidating during close encounters. Although their venom is generally not considered medically dangerous to ...

Deep in the heart of the Sahara, scientists have uncovered Spinosaurus mirabilis — a spectacular new predator crowned with a massive, scimitar-shaped crest that may once have blazed with color under ...

An 11th prehistoric skeleton has been found in the underground river and cave system along Mexico’s Caribbean coast.

Oil prices are spiking again, this time because of the war unfolding in the Middle East. What would happen, however, if we could end our reliance on oil for good? People have been ...

On a hot February morning, Galápagos National Park rangers released 50 giant tortoises back to Floreana Island—marking the ...

Spring training is a time of unbridled optimism, so let me offer you some: The Giants are looking pretty good down in ...

By now, it’s firmly established that modern humans and their Neanderthal relatives met and mated as our ancestors expanded ...

The island of Floreana, part of the Galápagos archipelago, is steeped in mystery and lore. From its history as a prison in the 1830s to eccentric human inhabitants one hundred years later to the world ...

Dated to the ninth century C.E., a time when the Vikings ruled the area, the grave held the remains of at least 10 different young men.

Many large herbivores that once roamed modern-day Panama have declined or died out—including the 6-meter-long giant ground sloth and elephant-related creatures called Cuvieronius. New research ...

Gov. Tim Walz proposed axing insurance companies from Minnesota’s Medicaid program and shifting some of the burden of administering Medicaid from counties to the state during a Capitol press ...