One other situation where phones should probably be put away is when you are dangerously close to wild animals. Unless you are trying to record a video that will act as your living will, it’s usually ...

The smallest control system of vision in mammals has been mapped -- a discovery that opens entirely new insights into how our vision works and how it can be affected by disease.

Georgie, a baby goat acquired in an auction, was supposed to join his animal family seamlessly — but they had other ideas. Instead, he bonded with his human caretakers and has become an Internet ...

LEGEND OF THE MOON-EYED PEOPLE Across the Southern Appalachian mountains, from Georgia up through North Carolina, hundreds of ...

The Eye of Horus is frequently found in ancient Egyptian burials, particularly on wedjat amulets.

Over the next decade, advances in artificial intelligence will mean that humans will no longer be needed "for most things" in the world, says Bill Gates. That's what the Microsoft co-founder and ...

Researchers have been trying for decades to understand just how the tiny tick is able to evade the human body’s defenses and pass along pathogens. A new study by Fikrig and other researchers ...

Some experts predict that A.I. will surpass human intelligence within the next few years. Play this puzzle to see how far the machines have to go. By Dylan Freedman and Cade Metz Produced by ...

In an era where screens dominate our daily lives, a silent epidemic is sweeping the globe. Digital eye strain, a condition once relegated to the fringes of occupational health concerns ...

Human “bodyoids” could reduce animal testing, improve drug development, and alleviate organ shortages. Why do we hear about medical breakthroughs in mice, but rarely see them translate into ...

March 24 (UPI) --Police in South Carolina rounded up an escaped kangaroo, which turned out to have been released by a mischievous goat. The Horry County Police Department said on social media that ...

It's a cat's-eye view of a world in which humans have vanished — or been wiped out — for reasons unknown, though the rising tide of water suggests some kind of ecological catastrophe of their ...