Just over 500 years ago, on 3 August 1492, Christopher Columbus, the admiral from Genoa underwritten by Ferdinand II and Isabella I of Spain, set off on the first of 4 trips across the Atlantic. He ...

The human skeleton — our internal framework that includes bones and cartilage — evolved over millions of years. It comprises an axial skeleton, which consists of the skull and the spine, as well as an ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. Travel involves two main expenditures of energy: fighting gravity and propelling ...

After multiple dusky sharks killed a swimmer off Israel’s coast this year, scientists investigated what might have triggered the attack in hopes of preventing similar incidents A dusky shark swims in ...

Pomegranates are nutritious fruits that provide fiber, vitamins, minerals, and disease-fighting antioxidants to promote heart, metabolic, urinary, digestive, and brain health. You can eat the ...

Interpol said Friday it has identified a cold case victim nicknamed "The Woman with the German keys" more than two decades after her corpse was found at the Dutch seaside. The case was solved thanks ...

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A body was found in White Oak Bayou Wednesday morning in the 1900 block of White Oak Drive. This is the 7th body found in Houston-area bayous in the last 30 days. A water rescue is being conducted by ...

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