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A new, detailed 3D simulation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp is helping prosecutors build stronger cases against these still-living Nazis
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There's no evidence that getting down and dirty before sporting events has negative effects—and it may have benefits
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The “Countess of Computing” didn’t just create the world’s first computer program—she foresaw a digital future
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The historic apology to women in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police comes with steps to prevent future abuse
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Archeologists at Head-Smashed-in-Buffalo Jump have excavated a rare roasting pit with the meal still left inside
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The destructive storm dug up some old history
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A plus for meteorologists but perhaps bad news for rovers
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In five years, the two soda companies sponsored at least 96 health and medical groups
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Anti-government protests have roiled the fast-growing country
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The civil rights leader’s legacy is complicated
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A team at MIT has figured out exactly how otter and beaver fur keeps the animals warm in cold water
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As their numbers dwindle, the poofy Pallas’ Cats will finally get their own protected park
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It isn't easy to save cultural heritage from the ravages of nature, but a national task force thinks it's worth trying
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A bygone age comes back to life in this painstaking reconstruction of the sounds of 1739
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The fuzzy, buzzy creatures are capable of more than you might think
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The Swedish Pompeii Project has digitally recreated a wealthy bankers villa and an entire city block using 3D scans from the devastated city
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There's more to the story
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As Colombia faces an uncertain future, the Nobel Committee recognizes its president who has worked to broker peace
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Two Wentworth elms identified at Holyroodhouse escaped Dutch elm disease, which destroyed millions of other trees
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Researchers say 115 years old is the ceiling for most of us—with a few outliers able to live a bit longer
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