Around 4 million years ago, our ancestors' diets were about 90 percent fruit and leaves, but suddenly incorporated grasses 500,000 years later
A burst pipeline in Ecuador spilled 10,000 barrels of oil into a tributary of the Amazon River
And it turns out that kids as young as four experience that weird glee of seeing someone trip and fall
In Maori legend, Te Hokioi was a giant bird that preyed on children, and science says that's probably the truth
The next time you see an eight legged friend that you'd rather not be friends with, here's the best way to kill it
The similarities between how the shot badgers thrash about compared to harpooned whales will also be factored in
Luckily, it seems that many Tokyoites aren't buying into the endangered treats, which sell at around $37 for 500 grams
Lions are the king of the plains. Tigers rule the jungle. But face to face, which would win?
Forecasters are predicting a hurricane season even more active than last year's
In just a few years, cockroaches evolved to avoid our poisons
Research has shown that sleep disturbance might be one warning sign of neurodegeneration—like insomnia, sleep apnea, drowsiness and animal-packed dreams
Simply giving kids computers won't suddenly make them do better in school
Helmets accounted for an 88 percent lower risk of brain injury, but people still aren't wearing them
The Moore, Oklahoma tornado was upgraded to an EF-5 storm
Colds proliferate when temperatures drop and cold air chills peoples' upper respiratory tracts, giving rhinoviruses a chance to strike
The illegal introduction of lake trout in Yellowstone's lakes is having wide-reaching consequences
The new regulations may kick off a wave of do-it-yourself fecal transplants at home, which likely will not turn out well
For the marbled murrelet the conservation plan is a little unusual: making their predators vomit
In terms of size, speed and staying power the Oklahoma tornado was a force of nature
Russian scientists say that this experiment represents that longest period animals have ever spent alone in space and been recovered alive
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