Agriculture, wastewater, dams, the runoff of fine sediments from croplands and, last but not least, climate change with its ...

Many millions of years ago, a section of ocean was isolated in what would become the Andes. When it eventually receded, it ...

Over 500 million years ago, the Cambrian Period sparked an explosion of skeletal creativity. Salterella, a peculiar fossil, ...

National parks are gorgeous — everyone knows that. But the really interesting stuff goes way beyond pretty views and hiking ...

Researchers from the University of Vienna discovered MISO bacteria that use iron minerals to oxidize toxic sulfide, creating energy and producing sulfate. This biological process reshapes how ...

A 17th century manual for building homemade fireworks using bed sheets and gunpowder has been unearthed – complete with ...

The Dinner Bell Restaurant serves comfort food that defines Southern hospitality – country ham with red-eye gravy, catfish that’s crispy outside and tender inside, and sides like fried okra and ...

Across the globe, there are places where nature has slowly but surely taken over, creating eerie atmospheres that are both ...

Tennessee has a secret, and it’s about time someone spilled the beans. Nestled between the rolling hills of East Tennessee, Sweetwater is the small town equivalent of finding an extra french fry at ...

Once abundant on Christmas Island, the tiny, five-gram shrew (Crocidura trichura) filled the night forest with its high, thin cry before vanishing into silence. Introduced black rats and their ...