Underground seed banks in South Africa that date back over 130 years have been found to contain fynbos seeds that are alive.

Hundreds of ancient fynbos species could regrow and restore a former pine plantation on Cape Town’s Table Mountain, but only ...

The Lapedo child, discovered in Portugal in 1998, has fascinated scientists for over two decades. This enigmatic skeleton, ...

Thomas, a savvy businessman, started a cargo company, while Mary raised their 7 children. Then, in 1811 Thomas died and Mary decided to continue on her own. She bought more ships and more properties, ...

Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past ...

From 1025 to 2025, the world has undergone a transformation exceeding 1000% in scale and impact. Given our era’s rapid ...

Thrips are tiny insects—their sizes range between 0.5mm and 15mm in length and many are shorter than 5mm. But the damage they ...

The deadliest tornado in recorded U.S. history occurred 100 years ago. The Tri-State Tornado touched down in southeastern ...

Columbia University is facing a new federal investigation over civil rights claims from two maintenance workers who claim to ...

Among the benefits of being a dominant male lion is that you can let others in the pride do the hunting. The accompanying ...

South Africans questioned Mall of Africa's integrity after the big Rhode Skinpop-up scam at the start of the past weekend. The store vanished in 24 hours after.

Hundreds of immigrants were transferred to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order barring the deportations under ...