After years of painstaking research, scientists say they have unleashed a baby boom among one of the world’s most beloved but endangered animals, China’s giant panda. A bit of panda porn has helped too, they say.

Cats domesticated themselves without becoming domesticated, shows a study looking at 9,000 years of cat DNA history.

first United States test of a dry fuel hydrogen bomb known as the Shrimp

For seven long years during the 1930s, Dwight D. Eisenhower slaved away as Douglas MacArthur's aide, enduring humiliation and even betrayal at the hands of his imperious boss. Though their tempestuous relationship often boiled over into shouting matches,…

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Many babies, when placed on their mother’s chest after birth, make their way to the breast and latch on without any assistance whatsoever.

While mice sleep, their brain cells shrink, allowing cerebrospinal fluid to flow easily around them. The fluid can then clear away toxins. This finding appears to offer the best explanation yet of why animals and people need sleep.

Few collections of supercars have garnered more interest than the massive cache owned by the Sultan of Brunei and his...

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former official position within the Catholic Church

Brown acted as the linchpin of a Jewish legal process that is crucial to those who keep the strict laws of Passover.

book by Christopher Hitchens

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a work relief program that gave millions of young men employment on environmental projects during the Great

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Explore 10 surprising facts about America’s 37th president.

A plane like a Boeing 747 uses approximately one gallon of fuel (about four liters) every second. Over the course of a 10-hour flight, it might burn 36,000 gallons (150,000 liters). According to Boeing's Web site, the 747 burns approximately five gallons…

phenomenon that most people have fewer friends than their friends have, on average

Parfilage was a fashionable pastime among women at the Versailles in the 1760s and 1770s. While most forms of ladies' handwork involved making something, parfilage was the opposite: women spent their time unraveling gold and silver braid, lace, or epaulets.…