“Many confounding factors in real life—including lifestyle, UV exposure, occupational hazards, and immune status—can influence cancer risk,” says Tung. “As with many environmental exposures, ...

Whether your reading has you longing for a real-life adventure or you simply want to carve out time to get lost in a new story, here’s how to find your perfect literary trip.

Research tracking thousands of adults found that staying fit lowered mortality and liver disease risk among drinkers—though ...

In addition to cycling through 12 animals each year, the Chinese zodiac also rotates between the five traditional Chinese ...

Egg yolks have long been blamed for causing high cholesterol. But mounting scientific evidence suggests they were never ...

In 1952, 52 servicemen died in a plane crash in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains. The discovery of their bodies may have been aided ...

When ancient humans interbred, new research shows that the pairings were predominantly male Neanderthals and female Homo ...

A growing body of research is proving that the often discarded portions of an animal are actually the most nutrient dense.

Sleeper sharks live extraordinarily long lives and can thrive in near-freezing ocean temperatures near Earth's poles.

A five-day itinerary through southern Louisiana threads across Cajun Country — a world of shadowy swamps, gothic beauty and ...

A blood red moon anchors a month of planetary meetups, dark-sky delights, and improved chances to catch the northern lights around the spring equinox.

A tourist reaching out to a curious cetacean. A joyous marriage celebration in Iraq. A cowboy hugging his daughter as he ...