Photograph by Christian Ziegler By banding together in coalitions—meaning groups of two or more animals, but usually three to ...

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The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

Wildlife, wilderness, and culture collide on this multi-day walking experience on a little-known island in Tasmania.

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs.

Our journalist—and three-time marathoner—did the hard work of finding the lightweight, breathable caps every runner needs.

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

The legendary runner Faith Kipyegon is aiming to do something that sports scientists once considered impossible. We went ...

This Celtic celebration of fire and fertility culminates in the marriage of the May Queen and the Green Man—and the arrival ...

Cosmologist Katie Mack breaks down what the latest findings about dark energy mean for our universe’s future. Either way, it ...