Gorillas, which can weigh as much as 400 pounds, are the largest of the great apes, a family of primates that include bonobos, chimpanzees, and orangutans. Despite their size, t...

Celebrated every March,  Women's History Month honors the often-overlooked contributions of women in history, society, and culture. This year's theme — "Women Providing Healing,...

A neatly-laid out sequence of five handprints and five footprints found near the village of  Quesang in Tibet is being hailed as the world's oldest human art. The fossilized ind...

On March 13, 2022, most North Americans will mark the start of Daylight Saving Time (DST) by "springing forward" an hour. The clock manipulation will result in the loss of sixty...

When a group of Rye Junior High School students in New Hampshire set sail a roughly five-foot-long boat into the Atlantic in October 2020, they were not sure what to expect. Whi...

Hotels often undergo makeovers. However, few can compete with the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden. Carved entirely from  "snice"  — a mix of snow and ice —  the hotel is rebuilt...