World Meteorological Organization reports that current atmospheric CO2 concentrations are at their highest level in 800,000 years
Among the newly protected creatures are lions, chimpanzees, giraffes and whale sharks
Zombies have offered a way to work out cultural fears about everything from race to climate change
Popular media helped give witches their image
From the serious—pod people—to the farcical—”feed me, feed me!”—this genre has produced some strange stuff
Critics say that his plan falls short of the drastic—and costly—effort required to effectively combat the crisis
Lichtenstein's use of comic art and styles made him one of America's most famous pop artists, but some have comic artists have a bad taste in their mouths
Their message is far more profound in retrospect than it was at the time
Study shows that certain frequencies of noise cause oysters to clam up
This Saturday, people around the world will be gazing up at the glowing orb in the sky
Palaeontologists have unearthed the remains of an ichthyosaur, a prehistoric creature more frequently seen in North America and Europe
Researcher hope that someday similar robots could help with everything from biological monitoring to search and rescue
It's possible, say researchers who found that medieval strains of the disease may have come to Great Britain in the rodents' fur and meat
Mentioned by Shakespeare, allegedly banned by Puritans, and enjoyed by many still, these traditional treats have a long history in English cuisine
A new study says Papua New Guinea's Aitape skull is from someone who died in a massive ocean wave 6,000 years ago
Contrary to some reports, it may not be the earliest-known marine navigational tool—but it's still a spectacular find
The NPS says it need to address a maintenance backlog, and has opened the proposal up to a 30-day public comment period
With the help of the Internet Archive, the recordings from the Sound Archives Collection will one day be available for free streaming and download
The Nobel-prize winning Chilean poet died 2 weeks after the brutal Pinochet regime took power in his country
The notes were given as a tip to a Tokyo bellboy in 1922
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