The Greenland shark is the world’s longest living vertebrate. It can live for 400 years— twice the age of the longest-living ...

Though its last eruption was a century ago, California's Lassen Peak is the centerpiece of a volcanic panorama.

The xenotransplantation comes on the heels of recent transplants of pig hearts and kidneys into medical patients.

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Its origin is a mystery, but the Peggy Martin rose weathered weeks underwater after one of America’s most devastating storms.

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How much do you know about the Grand Canyon? Take this quiz and find out!

The Himalayas of northwestern Bhutan are peaks of such otherworldly beauty, locals believe them to be home to spirits. In the ...

Goose-beaked whales hold the record for the deepest dive of any mammal. Researchers want to learn their secrets to develop ...

Mexico's $30 billion Tren Maya railway was built to unite the country and honor ancient Maya sites. Now that it’s up and ...

Suddenly, the vegetation thinned, revealing the jagged entrance of a gaping limestone tunnel heading underground. The air ...

In the late 1800s archaeologists pinpointed the location of Taxila, one of the greatest religious and cultural sites on the ...