Time can be a controversial business. Who came up with time zones – and why is the International Date Line a bit squiggly?

Previous research indicated that 4-month-old infants perceive the unity of a center-occluded object when its visible ends share a common lateral translation in space. The present work investigated the ...

A study published in Current Biology by the Department of Ethology at Eötvös Loránd University reveals that dogs with a vocabulary of toy names—known as Gifted Word Learners—can extend learned labels ...

For centuries, cones depicted on Egyptian heads were thought to be symbolic. Excavations at Amarna revealed real wax cones buried with mummified remains around 1340 BCE. Likely made of beeswax, these ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

A judge set bond at $350,000 this morning for a Mobile County man accused of murdering his wife. Investigators say 41-year-old Herman Glaude assaulted 52-year-old Jennifer Glaude at their home last ...

In nature, the behavior of systems—whether large or small—is always governed by a few fundamental principles. For instance, objects fall downward because it minimizes their energy. At the same time, ...

President Ahmed al-Shara is making his first trip to Moscow, which backed the regime his rebels overthrew. Both sides have reasons to put the past aside. By Carlotta Gall and Nicole Tung President ...

President Trump on Monday night announced tariffs of 10% on softwood timber and lumber alongside a 25% tariff on "certain upholstered wooden products" due to take effect on Oct. 14, according to the ...