“The Diamond Mine” offers a brief, dreamy chronicle of a teenage girl’s sexual awakening with an Afrikaans soldier about to ...

Fans of Crayola's Dandelion crayon color rejoice: Crayola is bringing a collection of eight "nostalgic fan-favorite crayon colors," including Dandelion, out of retirement by popular demand for the ...

It's going to be a seasonably chilly Super Bowl Sunday around Chicagoland. But be ready for an arctic blast later this week.

Arctic sea ice has now dipped to its second lowest extent for January, with the edge of the ice field pushed well north of its usual position. According to the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre ...

Feb. 4, 2025 — Using data from the European Space Agency's Gaia mission, scientists have found a huge exoplanet and a brown dwarf. This is the first time a planet has been uniquely discovered by ...

Animation describing the evolution of the giraffe. Sam, a young tortoise, wishes he had a longer neck to reach the nicest leaves. Grandad Charlie tells Sam a story about giraffes. Long ago ...

The Arctic fox is primarily a carnivore that lives inland, away from the coasts. They are dependent on the presence of smaller animals (most often lemmings) to survive. Arctic foxes also hunt for sea ...

Almost a thousand years ago, stargazers in ancient China and Japan noticed a new star near the constellation of Cassiopeia. The star glowed brightly for six months before vanishing. This celestial ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — Astronomers have characterized the largest-ever early-Universe radio jet. Historically, such large radio jets have remained elusive in the distant Universe. With these ...

Most areas in the region received about a half foot of snowfall from Sunday’s storm, with brisk Arctic air to follow. A light, fluffy snow blanketed roadways as precipitation began early in the ...