During a solar eclipse, Galapagos tortoises show strange and fascinating behaviour. They mate, lift their heads, and seem to stare at the sky. Scientists say this rare reaction highlights how cosmic ...

Solar eclipses are among nature’s most unusual and dramatic events. The Moon casts a shadow on the Earth that changes the ...

Jessica Gee of The Bucket List Family debuts a new family travel guide with expert tips for traveling with kids and the best kid-friendly places to stay.

In humans, chronic high blood pressure forces the heart to work too hard. The muscle of the left ventricle thickens in defense, a condition called hypertrophy. Eventually, this leads to fibrosis, ...

Two giraffe bulls engaging in "Necking" as they compete for mating rights. At first this just looked like practice but the hits soon started to get hard.

Zoo visitors are already being charmed by a four-week-old baby giraffe — thanks to his distinctive tuft of hair. Toledo Zoo & ...

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There are many ways to communicate with prospective romantic partners. If you are a Japanese scarab beetle, it's a matter of distinguishing left from right. New work from U.S. and Chinese scientists, ...

Young elephants have a lot to learn—what to eat, what to avoid, how to behave around others. When they grow up around their mother and aunts, their development into well-behaved adults may seem ...

There are many ways to communicate with prospective romantic partners: If you are a Japanese scarab beetle, it’s a matter of ...

Lovebirds earned their name because of their tendency to form lifelong bonds with their mates, who like to perch close ...

Hartford officials are on high alert ahead of the nor'easter on its way to Connecticut after last month's snowstorm buried the state. New Haven’s former police chief Karl Jacobson turned himself in on ...