Height is a topic that often sparks a mix of curiosity and envy. We frequently hear the advice, ‘Go outside and play if you want to grow taller,’ but is there any scientific weight to this claim?

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Scanning the label on a jar of Jif peanut butter in a supermarket here, Greg Baltz proudly turned to a store assistant nearby. “I grow these peanuts,” said Baltz, who runs a ...

Archaeologists in Italy recently unearthed a 2,000-year-old basilica linked to Vitruvius, the legendary engineer long known as the father of architecture. The building remains were found in Fano, a ...

Florida is Not Known for Crystals... THIS is Why it Should Be! Finding Calcite in Fossil Clams! In today's video, PaleoCris and I went to meet up with our buddy Derek to do some rockhounding here in ...

The world’s oldest known example of cave art, dating back at least 67,800 years, has been discovered by researchers studying handprints in Indonesia. The find, along with others recently made in the ...

Researchers found that eroded lava rubble beneath the South Atlantic can trap enormous amounts of CO2 for tens of millions of years. These porous breccia deposits store far more carbon than previously ...

If this bed’s a-rocking, don’t come a-rentin’. A couple staying in an Istanbul-based Airbnb shared an odd note they found taped to the host’s bed — and social media users can’t stop cracking jokes.

Here's a list of local free holiday lights displays around the Triangle to check out through the end of the year. The holiday season has officially arrived, and several North Carolina neighborhoods ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Looking for some holiday cheer? Customers who want to try Starbucks’s new holiday treat, the Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink, will have to go to Target, where it will be available exclusively ...

Former adult film star Jenna Jameson is opening up about her personal transformation and what she hopes others will learn from her journey. “After decades of being known for my body and sin, getting ...

Raleigh’s favorite ramen shop has been there all along. Founded as an upscale sushi bar in downtown Raleigh nearly two decades ago, Sono has seen the trends and tastes of the Triangle catch up with it ...