Reducing salt intake as a national guideline is also a safe bet for the population to achieve a healthier lifestyle. Plus, with our car-dependent, relatively sedentary lifestyles, the average ...

A new study is part of a growing body of evidence that vaccination against shingles—and potentially other infections—can be protective against developing dementia. While there is currently no ...

The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's long history. Archaeologists from Egypt and the U.S. unearthed the tomb ...

Titanic: The Digital Resurrection, a new National Geographic documentary streaming on Disney+, tells the story of the effort. It is the largest underwater 3D scan ever made, amounting to 16 ...

One scorching day last September, Annie Méchin crouched over a slab of red clay on a remote patch of farmland near Marseille, on France’s Mediterranean coast. Méchin was scraping away at the ...

The Burmese python is probably the largest snake you'll find in the U.S., but the South American anaconda leaves no doubt ...

In Ocala National Forest, Florida, a cicada slowly unfurls its wings and expands its body after emerging from its exoskeleton. Photograph By Nicholas Conzone All periodical cicadas in a given year ...

Sea moss is rich in nutrients—but it can also contain dangerous levels of heavy metals and iodine. Here’s what to know before you take it. A mix of kelp, Irish moss, and sea lettuce harvested ...

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Satellite imagery of visible light for a nighttime scene near Java, Indonesia collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Highlighted in blue, the image shows what scientists ...

The Perseverance rover has found some intriguing samples on the red planet. Here's what they might reveal about the origins of life in our universe—if we can get them back to Earth. Clouds of ...

Tee times for the 2025 Masters are plentiful with the Thursday pairings at Augusta National running from morning until the afternoon. After the Honorary Starters -- Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and ...