That Luke Skywalker prosthetic arm may strike the average user as less than sensational
The latest story about a sperm whale “Eve” shows how people misunderstand the evolutionary term. Fear not: We can clarify
An Australian farmer trains these abandoned canines to sleuth out a gourmet delicacy
British generals have long been seen as the bunglers of the deadly conflict, but a revisionist look argues that a U.S. general was the real donkey
Celebrated for her books about love, the writer might finally win a Nobel Prize for something darker
A half century ago, a young doctor took on a deadly form of cancer—and the scientific establishment
Now fallen into shadow, the Romania-born Baron Franz Nopcsa was a groundbreaking scientist, adventurer -- and would-be king
Thanks to a new Google 3D technology named Tango, mobile devices will be able to insert virtual images into a real place
This tropical paradise is packed with lush landscapes and secret pleasures
Many airports employ passenger flow experts to look out for travel patterns among passengers. From there, they can change the airport's infrastructure
Photographer Dan Winters shows us the modern-day life of an unheralded World War II veteran
During mating season, humans might stress female bears out, but male bears stress them out more
Why calling out 'Most polluted cities' sometimes backfires
Located in Austria, the archaeological site is providing rich new details about the lives and deaths of the arena combatants
Meteorologist Eric Holthaus and others seek the bright side of an often gloomy conversation
The director talks about the new adaptation, the cast and having John Williams compose the score of the film
The British author’s world—antic, subversive, wildly inventive and monstrously humane—returns to the screen in Steven Spielberg’s <i>The BFG</i>
Early iterations saved soldiers' lives, debunked myths about slavery and helped Americans settle the frontier
By making galaxies a little bit brighter, it points the way to elusive galaxies and lets us detect that most mysterious of substances: dark matter
A new museum and exhibit explore the depths of the hatred toward Europe’s Jews
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