The rise and fall of the Inca is a story of a civilization marked by gold, power and ingenuity. ABOUT ...

The female red-sided garter snake, a species native to Manitoba, Canada, has no shortage of potential lovers. According to Christopher Friesen at the University of Wollongong in Australia, anywhere ...

Rivers and lakes form a sacred geography in the South Indian state of Kerala, where travellers can trace waterways that have been shaping myths, legends and religious practices for millennia.

Studies on the neurons of mice suggest our own human endurance may have more to do with the brain than our physique.

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Scientists once thought that a male frog dubbed Romeo was the last of his kind. Then, when more Sehuencas water frogs were ...

Some 20 million flowers are sold each day at the historic Aalsmeer Flower Auction in the Netherlands—more than half the ...

As traditional arts like blacksmithing and glassblowing decline, artisans at this theme park in the heart of the Smoky ...

Scottish poet and social media influencer Len Pennie grew up speaking both Scots and English. Now with more than a million ...

To protect the southwest’s iconic Joshua trees, scientists are tinkering with their genetics and searching for climate havens ...