A New Human Ancestor Discovered, Homo Naledi, within a deep and narrow cave in South Africa, Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger and his team found fossil remains belonging to the newest member of our human family. The Homo Naledi discovery adds another exciting chapter to the human evolution story by i...

Antarctica, on average, is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent, and has the highest average elevation of all the continents. Antarctica is a desert, with annual precipitation of only 200 mm (8 in) along the coast and far less inland. The temperature in Antarctica has reached −89.2 °C (−128.6

In Loving Memory of Bill Withers who passed away on March 30, 2020. Bill Withers, Stevie Wonder and John Legend perform "Lean On Me" at the 2015 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
Dive into Bill Withers' full Induction Ceremony video collection at rockhall.com/inductees/bill-withers and...

A woman in Sweden has achieved a medical first after giving birth to a health baby boy following a womb transplant. The 36-year-old mother received a uterus from a close family friend last year. Her baby boy was born prematurely by cesarean section but is healthy and mother and child are now at hom...

Fire Island, three miles off the shore of New York's Long Island, has long been a haven for the Northeast's LGBTQ community. The Pines were developed in the 1950s, making the enclave one of the youngest on the island. In the '60s, The Pines quickly went from a clothing-optional beach with a few coas...

drone display is the use of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), often quadcopters, flying in a coordinated fashion for public display. They are usually equipped with LEDs, and the display held at night. The first drone display was presented in 2012 in Linz/Austria, where the Ars Electronica...

InSitu Foundation is a 501(c)3 dedicated to training dogs to detect cancer in humans.InSitu Foundation has participated in 2 federally funded studies, where we looked at the diagnostic accuracy of canine scent detection in early and late stage lung, breast, and ovarian cancer. Insitu Foundation's m...

The signature Parade of Ships kicked off the festivities Wednesday morning as Naval and Coast Guard ships sailed up the Hudson River into New York City, traveling past the Museum’s Pier 86 before docking around the city. The ships were seen along the Hudson River from Battery Park to just south of t

Oceans cover 71% of the planet and are the source of life on Earth. Over a billion people, including some of the poorest in the world, depend on the oceans and wild seafood for survival. But our blue planet is under threat. Each day we remove more than the oceans can replenish. We are draining our o...

Mexico City is the 5th largest city in the world with population of around approximately 22 million, which classifies Mexico city as a mega city. It is situated in the The Central Mexican Plateau, at 2,240m in elevation. Mexico city is also slowly sinking at a rate of about 10 inches per year! The ...