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The world is being held hostage by its reliance on oil. How can we break free from the fossil fuel?
Like whale blubber, oil as a dominant source of energy will gradually be phased out over the next decades. Here's what that transition may look like.
Woman born without a vagina or cervix went on to conceive a son naturally
A woman's rare condition made it unlikely for her to conceive without reproductive assistance, but in her case, she eventually bore a child without fertility treatment.
Gemstone-filled river and striped mountain ridge form massive 'Y' in China's revitalized desert
Earth from space A 2025 satellite photo shows a giant "Y" in the middle of the Taklamakan Desert, where a verdant river and a lengthy "red-white mountain" meet. The intersecting features are also home to an eighth-century fort that was chock-full of ancient artifacts.
Asante spider: A rare African sword ornament from Ghana's Gold Coast that later helped a man in Texas barter for his life
Astonishing Artifacts The spider-shaped sword ornament was created in Ghana in the 19th century and was passed down in a Texas family for generations.
'Exposed Cranium' leaks its gory secrets in new James Webb telescope images: Space photo of the week
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals new infrared images of the brain-shaped "Exposed Cranium" nebula, the final stages of a dying star.
Why aren't mammals as colorful as reptiles, birds or fish?
Many mammals have fur the color of brown and black. Why don't they have more exotic colors, like purple and neon pink?
Why is mercury a liquid?
Mercury is a metal, yet it has some weird physical properties, including being a liquid at room temperature.
Ancient 'alien-like' skulls have been found on every continent but Antarctica. Anthropologists are starting to figure out why.
Humans have practiced head shaping for tens of thousands of years, and anthropologists are beginning to uncover clues as to why.
