SA The mere mention of Leonardo da Vinci evokes genius. We know him as a polymath whose interests spanned astronomy, geology ...

The Italian Renaissance artist created groundbreaking depictions of humans at a time when the inner workings of the body ...

All 67 people on board the American Airlines regional jet and US Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided midair Wednesday ...

The organization's Marine Animal Rescue and Response Team was busier in the first nine months of 2024 than all of 2023, ...

More than three million years after her death, the early human ancestor known as Lucy is still divulging her secrets. In 2016, an autopsy indicated that the female Australopithecus afarensis, whose ...

Giraffes are among the world's most recognizable animals. With their elongated necks and long legs, their gracious movements ...

The pink, white and red blob of tissue quivers in a vat of clear goop about the size of a kitchen sink. Graduate students whiz around this slimy beating heart and crawl under the tubes connected to ...

Thousands of marine species from microscopic zooplankton to the largest cetaceans rely on sound for survival and many have ...

The rise of pastoralist peoples in the Eurasian steppes and their westward spread some 5,000 years ago may have been fueled by sheep herding and people exploiting their milk. As early as 8,000 years ...

In honor of the Year of the Snake, let’s appreciate the strange anatomy and evolution of these slithery reptiles ...

His engraving Battle of the Nudes shows a remarkable attention to musculature and movement, hinting at his involvement in ...

At age 75, Vadevino Alano keeps up a brisk pace as he strides through the forest on the way to the Armadillo’s Den — a ...