American neurosurgeon Dr Eben Alexander revealed what he experienced 'in heaven' while in a medically-induced coma as he ...

When I was a small boy, I was adopted. Many years later, I went in search of my biological family, but for my sister Betsy it ...

At times during the past half-billion years, carbon dioxide warmed our planet more than previously thought, according to a ...

Our Earth is about 4.5 billion years old and, through careful work, scientists have pieced together a timeline of its past.

The world map we know today owes its shape to the daring exploits of explorers who ventured into uncharted territories, ...

Historical 4X strategy game Old World, created by ex Civilization designer Soren Johnson, gets new maps, items, and events in a free update.

Together with Portsmouth, Exeter and Hampton, these early settlements became a royal province in 1679, existing under the ...

Researchers have discovered an exceptionally preserved fossil site in Massachusetts that provides a rare glimpse into ...