The new temporary attraction with live tarantulas and lots of facts hopes to make you more curious than apprehensive.

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The Great Backyard Bird Count, in which members of the public are asked to count the birds they see or hear for at least 15 ...

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The surface of the Earth’s inner core may be changing, as shown by a new study from USC scientists that detected structural ...

“I love learning about the creative and unique ways people all over the world have long peacefully co-existed with their ...

Learn about the El Mirón cave in northern Spain, home to the unusually red bones of a buried woman and ancient carnivores ...

Learn how time scales for objects thousands versus millions of years old could be better synchronized.

The Sarandí canal in Argentina turned blood red last week. Officials suspect a toxic substance used in dyes has entered the ...

Beryllium-10, a rare radioactive isotope produced by cosmic rays in the atmosphere, provides valuable insights into the Earth's geological history. A research team has discovered an unexpected ...