The original soft power couple from post-war China was a pair of giant pandas, Ping Ping and Qi Qi, sent to the Soviet Union ...

Many unexpected human artifacts have been preserved, for centuries, in vulture nests. This sandal woven from grasses and twigs, called an agobía, is somewhere between 727 and 771 years old, ...

Deep in the mountains of northern Norway, scientists have uncovered the remains of 46 Ice Age species, preserved for over ...

It sounds backward, but research suggests a cup of coffee followed by a short nap could sharpen focus and fight fatigue. Coffee before sleep sounds counterintuitive, but scientists say this unusual ...

Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...

From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes can be their biggest advantages. Found across every continent except ...

Tourists swim in a cenote, or flooded cave, outside Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The Yucatan Peninsula is dotted with thousands of these interconnected limestone caves, which are fed by a ...

For a sense of how truly enormous the FIFA World Cup is, consider this statistic. The last Super Bowl was watched by 128 million people, while the last World Cup Final was watched by 1.5 billion ...

For decades, upper-body training—particularly for men—has ruled the fitness world. Think the broad-shouldered, V-shaped physique of bodybuilders or the TikTok memes about “skipping leg day.” But ...

New research explores how diet, evolution, and facial anatomy may have shaped our modern smiles. Studies of ancient skulls show wider jaws and fewer malocclusions, leading researchers to explore how ...